Historical Events In August - 27

1964  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on August - 27.   

1965  Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley on August - 27.   

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

1966  Francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world on August - 27.   

1966  Race riot in Waukegan Illinois on this day in history.   

1966  Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world on August - 27.   

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

1967  Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

1969  Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1971  On this day in history 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  Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83 on August - 27.   

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

1975  Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history george Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86   

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 August - 27.   

1979  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.   

1980  On this day in history sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68   

1981  Divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria on August - 27.   

1981  On this day in history salvage divers recover a million dollars in cash and jewels from the wreckage of the Andrea Doria, sunk in 1965.   

1981  On this day in history joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62   

1982  On August - 27 soyuz T-7 returns to Earth   

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

1984  President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project on this day in history.   

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

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

1990  On this day in history 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq   

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

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on August - 27.   

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

1471  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on August - 27.   

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on August - 27.   

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

1630  On this day in history birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter   

0542  On this day in history death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

1208  On this day in history irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies   

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 August - 27 death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)   

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on August - 27.