Page 8: Historical Events In 1927

Jun 05   3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9) in the year 1927.   

Jun 05   Paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Martin Carter, poet/critic on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history voikov, Soviet ambassador to Warsaw, murdered   

Jun 08   In the year 1927 tony Lazzeri hits 3 HRs Yanks beat White Sox 12-11   

Jun 09   Franco Donatoni, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 11   On this day in history 59th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6   

Jun 11   Beryl Grey, prima ballerina on this day in history.   

Jun 11   William Attewell, cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), dies in the year 1927.   

Jun 12   On this day in history henry Slesar, Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night)   

Jun 13   Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, gov of India (1888-94), dies at 82 in the year 1927.   

Jun 13   In the year 1927 knut Wiggen, composer   

Jun 13   Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC in the year 1927.   

Jun 14   Johanna C P Barbiers, actress (Voddenraper of Paris), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1927 hugo Pratt, graphic artist   

Jun 16   31st US Golf Open: Tommy Armour shoots a 301 at Oakmont CC in Pa in the year 1927.   

Jun 16   On this day in history robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)   

Jun 16   On this day in history tommy Armour wins golf's US open   

Jun 18   Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000 m: 5:24.6 in the year 1927.   

Jun 20   In the year 1927 john M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone   

Jun 23   In the year 1927 bob Fosse, Chicago Ill, choreographer/director (Cabaret, Damn Yankees)   

Jun 23   Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history wVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout   

Jun 26   On this day in history comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke approaches within 0.0394 AUs of Earth   

Jun 27   On this day in history bob Keeshan, Lynbrook NY, aka Capt Kangaroo/Clarabelle (Good Morning)   

Jun 28   The birth of Mel Brooks, American comedy director and actor on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history theo van Tijn, Dutch marxist/social-historian   

Jun 29   On this day in history 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii   

Jun 29   In the year 1927 first flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii   

Jun 29   Wallace Turnbull's variable-pitch propeller first tested on an Avro 504 trainer; Rothesay, NB, aeronautical engineer creates one of Canada's great global inventions in the year 1927.   

Jun 30   Augusto Cesar Sandino issues his Manifesto Politico in the year 1927.   

Jun 30   Harvey Vernon, Flint Mich, actor (Jasper-Carter Country) in the year 1927.   

Jun 30   In the year 1927 uS Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota closes   

Jul 01   On this day in history hans Eklund, composer   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer   

Jan 01   Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)   

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

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

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 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 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 on this day in history.   

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