Page 7: Historical Events In August - 27

1964  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1965  Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley on this day in history.   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world   

1966  On this day in history race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

1966  On August - 27 francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world   

1967  On August - 27 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  On August - 27 claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

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  On this day in history haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83.   

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

1975  On this day in history emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  On this day in history british MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud   

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on August - 27.   

1978  On this day in history robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

1979  On this day in history an IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast.   

1979  On this day in history boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on August - 27.   

1981  On this day in history divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria   

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  Joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62 on August - 27.   

1982  Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1984  Diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes on August - 27.   

1984  On this day in history president Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project   

1984  Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69 on August - 27.   

1985  20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history uS Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate   

1989  100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings on August - 27.   

1990  52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq on this day in history.   

1990  Canadian Army ordered to use whatever force necessary to end standoff between Kanasetake Mohawks and Quebec police at Oka on this day in history.   

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1407  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

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

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1487  On August - 27 birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

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

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

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

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

0542  Death of Saint Caesarius of Arles on August - 27.   

0827  On August - 27 death of pope Eugene II   

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on this day in history.   

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on August - 27.   

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on this day in history.   

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on August - 27.   

1521  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies   

1522  On this day in history giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75