Historical Events In 1927

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

Aug 13   In the year 1927 james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1927 frank Cvitanovich, film maker   

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   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust in the year 1927.   

Aug 19   James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) in the year 1927.   

Aug 19   Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state in the year 1927.   

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

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

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

Aug 22   In the year 1927 babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator   

Aug 23   In the year 1927 nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

Aug 24   In the year 1927 roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist   

Aug 25   In the year 1927 althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event   

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods) in the year 1927.   

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

Aug 29   On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

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

Aug 30   In the year 1927 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

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

Sep 02   Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple) on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 04   Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman in the year 1927.   

Sep 05   In the year 1927 red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings   

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 in the year 1927.   

Sep 09   In the year 1927 elvin Jones, rocker   

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer   

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   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   On this day in history houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71   

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   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army   

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1927.   

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