Page 7: Historical Events In 1927

May 21   Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic.   

May 22   8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200000 killed   

May 22   Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's).   

May 22   Near Xining, China a 8.3 quake caused 200000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes.   

May 25   Henry Ford formally ends producing Model T car (begins Model A)   

May 25   Robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity)   

May 26   Ford Motor Company manufactures its 15 millionth Model T automobile.   

May 26   Jacques Bergerac, France, actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in Sun).   

May 27   Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman (Mirror Group)   

May 27   Japanese military intervention in Chinese civil war   

May 27   Thomas Masaryk elected Czechoslovakian president.   

May 28   Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Belgian Kempen), dies   

May 28   Hammond scores his 1000th cricket run of the season after 22 days   

May 29   Carl Toms, stage designer (1 Million BC, Moon Zero Two)   

May 30   Clint Walker, Hartford Ill, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen)   

May 30   Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career   

May 31   Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A)   

May 31   Isabel Stoate, British diplomat.   

Jun 01   Colleen McCullough, writer   

Jun 02   Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor (Royal Flemish Opera).   

Jun 02   Eduard GHH Cuypers, architect (De Hooge Vuursche), dies at 67   

Jun 04   1st Ryder Cup: US beats England, 9½-2½ at Worcester Country Club (Worcester, Massachusetts, US)   

Jun 04   Geoffrey Palmer, British actor (Smacks and Thistle)   

Jun 05   3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9)   

Jun 05   Paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89   

Jun 07   Martin Carter, poet/critic.   

Jun 07   Voikov, Soviet ambassador to Warsaw, murdered   

Jun 08   Tony Lazzeri hits 3 HRs Yanks beat White Sox 12-11   

Jun 09   Franco Donatoni, composer   

Jun 11   Beryl Grey, prima ballerina   

Jun 11   In this year, 59th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Chance Shot claims in 2:32.6   

Jun 11   William Attewell, cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), dies   

Jun 12   Henry Slesar, Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night)   

Jun 13   Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, gov of India (1888-94), dies at 82.   

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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,