Page 11: Historical Events In 1927

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

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

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader in the year 1927.   

Aug 14   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged   

Aug 18   In the year 1927 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   Geriatric1927, English video blogger in the year 1927.   

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) in the year 1927.   

Aug 21   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers   

Aug 23   In the year 1927 anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1927 nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

Aug 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1927 francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)   

Aug 27   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens in the year 1927.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1927 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) in the year 1927.   

Sep 02   Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple) in the year 1927.   

Sep 02   On this day in history rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers   

Sep 04   Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut in the year 1927.   

Sep 04   In the year 1927 charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour   

Sep 05   Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1927 birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 in the year 1927.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1927 floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65   

Jan 27   On this day in history death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army   

Jan 30   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

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