Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens on this day in history.   

Aug 13   James Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

Aug 14   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth)   

Aug 17   Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) in the year 1927.   

Aug 17   In the year 1927 horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged   

Aug 18   On this day in history rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust   

Aug 19   In the year 1927 james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)   

Aug 19   Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger on this day in history.   

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) in the year 1927.   

Aug 21   On this day in history wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer   

Aug 22   Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers in the year 1927.   

Aug 23   Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator in the year 1927.   

Aug 23   Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist in the year 1927.   

Aug 25   Althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens in the year 1927.   

Aug 29   In the year 1927 marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

Aug 30   41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) in the year 1927.   

Aug 30   On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1927 francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)   

Sep 02   Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers in the year 1927.   

Sep 04   Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut on this day in history.   

Sep 04   In the year 1927 charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour   

Sep 05   In the year 1927 paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman   

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings in the year 1927.   

Sep 06   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC in the year 1927.   

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)   

Jan 01   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)   

Jan 01   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860) died in the year 1927.   

Jan 19   In the year 1927 charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86   

Jan 21   In the year 1927 floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65   

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died in the year 1927.   

Jan 30   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.