Page 6: Historical Events In August - 27
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1939 Erich Warsitz makes first jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178) on this day in history.
1939 Erich Warsitz makes 1st jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178) on August - 27.
1940 On August - 27 caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)
1941 Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi on August - 27.
1942 On August - 27 hMCS Oakville (Corvette) sinks a U-Boat in the Caribbean
1942 Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy on this day in history.
1943 Otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies on August - 27.
1944 USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese on this day in history.
1944 200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history pacific Fleet ships enter Sagami Bay, near Tokyo, Japan.
1945 On August - 27 uS troops begin their occupation of Japan, following Japan's surrender to Allied forces during WWII.
1945 US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender on August - 27.
1948 On this day in history 102°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August
1948 Oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74 on August - 27.
1949 On August - 27 arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67
1950 On August - 27 general Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist
1950 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC on this day in history.
1950 Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on August - 27.
1952 On August - 27 emil Zatopek wins 12th olympics marathon (2:23:03.2)
1953 Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1955 "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published on August - 27.
1955 On this day in history joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies
1956 Curt Robert of Columbus (Intl League) hits 4 HRs in 7 inning game on this day in history.
1957 On August - 27 hickory Smoke wins Hambletonian Stakes
1958 Clark Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn on this day in history.
1958 On August - 27 ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57
1959 On this day in history off Cape Canaveral, FL, USS Observation Island (EAG-154) makes first shipboard launching of a Polaris missile.
1960 Anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5) on August - 27.
1961 Francis the Talking Mule is the mystery guest on "What's My Line" on August - 27.
1961 Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" on this day in history.
1962 On August - 27 mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus
1962 Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus on August - 27.
1962 Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 on August - 27.
1963 W E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana on August - 27.
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