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   On this day in history james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

Aug 13   In the year 1927 the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

Aug 14   On this day in history frank Cvitanovich, film maker   

Aug 16   1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth) in the year 1927.   

Aug 17   On this day in history bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)   

Aug 17   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged in the year 1927.   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1927 james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)   

Aug 19   Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state in the year 1927.   

Aug 20   In the year 1927 geriatric1927, English video blogger   

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

Aug 21   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer in the year 1927.   

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   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

Aug 30   On this day in history 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)   

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) in the year 1927.   

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1927 francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)   

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

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

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

Sep 05   On this day in history paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman   

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

Sep 06   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC in the year 1927.   

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 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   Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1927 friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 04   On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74