Page 9: Historical Events In 1927

Jul 09   Atty William T Francis named minister to Liberia.   

Jul 09   Ed Ames, Malden Mass, actor (Mingo-Daniel Boone)   

Jul 10   Kevin O'Higgins Irish Free State VP, assassinated.   

Jul 11   Herbert Blomstedt, Springfield Mass, conductor (Oslo Phil 1954-61).   

Jul 12   Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 HRs.   

Jul 12   Gualberto T Hernandez, perfect minister Neth Antilles.   

Jul 13   James E K Aggrey, Ghana/US theologist, dies   

Jul 13   Karl I Pelgrom, Dutch sculptor.   

Jul 13   Simone Veil, French politician is born.   

Jul 14   1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii.   

Jul 14   John William Chancellor, Chicago Ill, news anchor (NBC, VOA).   

Jul 14   The inaugural commercial airplane flight in Hawaii   

Jul 15   62nd British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 285 at St Andrews   

Jul 15   Ann Jellicoe, theater director/playwright (Knack).   

Jul 16   Augusto Sandino begins 5«-year war against US occupation of Nicaragua   

Jul 16   John Freeland, Legal advisor UK foreign office   

Jul 18   Ty Cobb's 4000th career hit.   

Jul 19   Jan Myrdal, Swedish writer/journalist (Albania Defiant)   

Jul 19   Ty Cobb gets his 4000th hit.   

Jul 20   Ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61.   

Jul 20   Lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis).   

Jul 21   J J Lyons, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies.   

Jul 21   Stefan Niculescu, composer   

Jul 22   George Hunter, South Africa, light heavyweight boxer (Oly-gold-1948).   

Jul 23   Saad Zaghlul, Egyptian parliament chairman, dies at 74.   

Jul 24   James J Howard, (Rep-D-NJ, 1965- )   

Jul 24   Opening of the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres, Belgium The gate records the names of over 56000 allied soldiers, among them 6176 Australian soldiers of the inaugural Australian Imperial Force (AIF), missing in the battles near Ypres during the inaugural World War.   

Jul 24   The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres   

Jul 25   Matilde Serao, [Tuffolina], Italian writer (Land of Cockayne), dies.   

Jul 25   Midge Decter, St Paul Minn, anti woman's lib (Liberated Woman...).   

Jul 26   G S Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India)   

Jul 27   Major Bernard Montgomery (29) marries widow Betty Carver   

Jul 27   Sat Mahajan, Indian politician.   

Jul 28   John Ashbery, American poet   

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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,