Page 5: Historical Events In 1927
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
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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