Page 11: 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   On this day in history james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader in the year 1927.   

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

Aug 16   In the year 1927 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth)   

Aug 17   In the year 1927 bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)   

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   In the year 1927 metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.   

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger in the year 1927.   

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1927 wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer   

Aug 22   On this day in history babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers   

Aug 23   In the year 1927 anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)   

Aug 23   In the year 1927 dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator   

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

Aug 24   On this day in history roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist   

Aug 25   On this day in history althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event   

Aug 26   On this day in history francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)   

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   On this day in history 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)   

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) in the year 1927.   

Sep 01   In the year 1927 tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)   

Sep 02   Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple) in the year 1927.   

Sep 02   In the year 1927 rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers   

Sep 04   In the year 1927 aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut   

Sep 04   Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour in the year 1927.   

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

Sep 05   On this day in history red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings   

Sep 06   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF   

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker in the year 1927.   

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer   

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner   

Jan 03   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died in the year 1927.   

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   On this day in history charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86   

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 in the year 1927.   

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1927 thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74