Page 7: Historical Events In August - 27

1964  On this day in history alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59   

1965  On August - 27 beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on August - 27.   

1966  On August - 27 francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world   

1966  On this day in history race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

1966  On this day in history francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world   

1967  The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is found dead in his London flat from an overdose of sleeping pills on August - 27.   

1967  On this day in history brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  On this day in history marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

1969  Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on August - 27.   

1971  Humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies on this day in history.   

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  On August - 27 veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world   

1975  Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 on August - 27.   

1976  On August - 27 british MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud   

1977  On this day in history george Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86   

1978  Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 on August - 27.   

1979  On August - 27 an IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast.   

1979  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.   

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1981  On August - 27 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 this day in history.   

1982  On August - 27 soyuz T-7 returns to Earth   

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

1984  President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project on August - 27.   

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

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

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

1989  On this day in history 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings   

1990  On August - 27 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq   

1990  Canadian Army ordered to use whatever force necessary to end standoff between Kanasetake Mohawks and Quebec police at Oka on August - 27.   

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

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  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on August - 27.   

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  On August - 27 birth of simon Besler, composer   

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on this day in history.   

0542  On August - 27 death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

1208  On August - 27 irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies   

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

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on August - 27.   

1450  On this day in history death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)   

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on August - 27.   

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on August - 27.