Historical Events In August - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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.
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »