Page 11: Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens in the year 1927.   

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

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1927 horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged   

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

Aug 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)   

Aug 23   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist in the year 1927.   

Aug 25   On this day in history althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event   

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens   

Aug 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1927 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

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   Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers on this day in history.   

Sep 04   In the year 1927 aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut   

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

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

Sep 05   On this day in history red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings   

Sep 06   On this day in history b G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC   

Sep 07   In the year 1927 philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF   

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker in the year 1927.   

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

Jan 01   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born in the year 1927.   

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

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 in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

Jan 01   Vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner was born in the year 1927.   

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   In the year 1927 death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)   

Jan 19   On this day in history charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86   

Jan 21   In the year 1927 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   In the year 1927 friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1927.