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   In the year 1927 the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

Aug 14   In the year 1927 frank Cvitanovich, film maker   

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

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

Aug 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history geriatric1927, English video blogger   

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.) in the year 1927.   

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1927 roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist   

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

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

Aug 27   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens on this day in history.   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1927.   

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

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

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

Sep 09   On this day in history elvin Jones, rocker   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001) was born in the year 1927.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner   

Jan 03   In the year 1927 death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)   

Jan 09   In the year 1927 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74