Historical Events In August - 27

1964  On this day in history alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59   

1965  On August - 27 beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley   

1965  On August - 27 edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68   

1966  On this day in history francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world   

1966  On August - 27 race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

1966  On August - 27 francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world   

1967  The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is found dead in his London flat from an overdose of sleeping pills on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  On August - 27 marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

1969  On this day in history claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

1971  Humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies on August - 27.   

1971  On August - 27 bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73   

1973  Largest hailstone ever found in Canada falls at Cedoux; weight 290 grams, diameter 114 mm (almost three times bigger than a golf ball) on August - 27.   

1974  On August - 27 haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83.   

1975  Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world on August - 27.   

1975  On August - 27 emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  On August - 27 british MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud   

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  On August - 27 robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

1979  An IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 27 boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on August - 27.   

1981  On August - 27 divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria   

1981  Salvage divers recover a million dollars in cash and jewels from the wreckage of the Andrea Doria, sunk in 1965 on August - 27.   

1981  On August - 27 joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62   

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-7 returns to Earth   

1984  On this day in history diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes.   

1984  On August - 27 president Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project   

1984  On this day in history bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69   

1985  20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched on August - 27.   

1986  On August - 27 uS Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate   

1989  On this day in history 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings   

1990  52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq on August - 27.   

1990  On August - 27 canadian Army ordered to use whatever force necessary to end standoff between Kanasetake Mohawks and Quebec police at Oka.   

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1407  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on this day in history.   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  On August - 27 birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

1545  On this day in history birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on this day in history.   

0542  On August - 27 death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  On this day in history death of pope Eugene II   

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on August - 27.   

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on August - 27.   

1394  On this day in history death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)   

1450  On this day in history death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)   

1521  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies   

1522  On this day in history giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75