Page 5: Historical Events In 1927

Apr 11   Chilean gen Carlos Ibáñez names himself president   

Apr 12   Gen Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai   

Apr 13   Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games and 2 ties   

Apr 14   The inaugural Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.   

Apr 15   Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 HRs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke).   

Apr 15   Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Di Giacomo), dies at 47.   

Apr 17   Japan's Wakarsoeki govt falls/Baron Tanaka is recorded as becoming premier.   

Apr 18   Chiang Kai-Shek forms anti-govt in China   

Apr 19   "Vagabond King" opens in London   

Apr 19   Don Barbour, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)   

Apr 20   Karl Muller, Switzerland, superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987)   

Apr 21   Robert Brustein, NYC, dean, Yale School of Drama)   

Apr 22   1st performance of Roger Sessions' Symphony in E   

Apr 22   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1209 Pumma   

Apr 24   Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)   

Apr 25   Ernst Widmer, composer.   

Apr 25   Spain routes 20000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen)   

Apr 27   Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) are created   

Apr 27   Connie Kay, jazz drummer.   

Apr 28   Garfield Weston, English industrial/billionaire (Twinings Tea).   

Apr 29   Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec.   

Apr 29   Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed.   

Apr 29   Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed   

Apr 30   Johnny Horton, Los Angeles Ca, rocker.   

Apr 30   Princess Juliana gets seat in Dutch Council of State   

May 01   Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

May 01   Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam   

May 01   The inaugural British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways)   

May 02   International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens   

May 02   Intl Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens.   

May 02   Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn)   

May 02   Ray Barrett, Australian actor.   

May 03   Francis E.J. Wilde of Meadowmere Park, NY patented the electric sign flasher   

May 04   1st balloon flight over 40000 feet (Scott Field, Ill).   

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Jan 01   Barbara baxley: Stockton ca, actress (norma rae, countdown)   

Jan 01   Juliusz luciuk: Composer   

Jan 01   Yuri grigorovich: Leningrad, choreographer   

Jan 01   Doak walker: American football star   

Jan 01   Calum mackay: Canadian hockey player   

Jan 01   Maurice béjart: French choreographer   

Jan 01   Pat heywood: Scottish actress   

Jan 01   Vernon l. smith: American economist, winner   

Jan 03   Carle david tolmé runge: German physicist (b. 1856)   

Jan 09   Houston s chamberlain: British/german race theorist,   

Jan 17   Juliette gordon low: American founder of the girl scouts of the usa (b. 1860)   

Jan 19   Charlotte maavcl: Princess of belg/emp of mexico (1864-67),    

Jan 21   Floris h verster: Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher,    

Jan 27   Georgios grivas: Cyprus-born general in the greek army   

Jan 30   Friedrich ernst koch: Composer,   

Feb 04   Thomas linnemann laub: Composer,