Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens on this day in history.   

Aug 13   James Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1927 wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer   

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

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   In the year 1927 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 in the year 1927.   

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods) in the year 1927.   

Aug 27   In the year 1927 parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens   

Aug 29   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 30   On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)   

Sep 02   Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers in the year 1927.   

Sep 04   Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 07   On this day in history philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF   

Sep 09   On this day in history elvin Jones, rocker   

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer   

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   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner   

Jan 03   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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