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What Happened In September 1927 In History

Historical Events for September, 1927

  • 5th » The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, 'Trolley Troubles', produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
  • 7th » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
  • 18th » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
  • 22nd » Jack Dempsey loses the "The Long Count Fight e.g Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
  • 30th » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1927

  • 1st » Wyatt Cooper, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
  • 1st » Bob DiPietro, American baseball player (d. 2012)
  • 1st » Robert Isaacson, American art dealer and scholar (d. 1998)
  • 2nd » Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster
  • 3rd » Nora Denney, American actress (d. 2005)
  • 4th » John McCarthy (computer scientist) e.g John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2011)
  • 4th » Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
  • 5th » Paul Volcker, American economist and academic
  • 7th » Eric Hill, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
  • 8th » Harlan Howard, American songwriter (d. 2002)
  • 8th » Robert L. Rock, American politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (d. 2013)
  • 9th » Elvin Jones, American drummer (d. 2004)
  • 9th » Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (d. 2013)
  • 10th » Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and conductor
  • 11th » Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan-English radio host (d. 2002)
  • 11th » Christine King Farris, American educator and author
  • 11th » G. David Schine, American soldier and businessman (d. 1996)
  • 12th » Mathé Altéry, French soprano and actress
  • 12th » Freddie Jones, English actor
  • 13th » Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2010)
  • 14th » Martin Caidin, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
  • 14th » Jim Fanning, American baseball player and manager
  • 14th » Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (d. 2014)
  • 15th » Norm Crosby, American comedian and actor
  • 15th » Erika Köth, German soprano (d. 1981)
  • 15th » David Stove, Australian philosopher and academic (d. 1994)
  • 16th » Peter Falk, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2011)
  • 16th » Jack Kelly (actor) called Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
  • 16th » Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic and diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • 17th » George Blanda, American football player (d. 2010)
  • 18th » Phyllis Kirk, American actress (d. 2006)
  • 18th » Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden, English politician
  • 19th » Helen Carter, American singer (Carter Family and The Carter Sisters) (d. 1998)
  • 19th » Rosemary Harris, English actress
  • 19th » William Hickey (actor) known as William Hickey, American actor (d. 1997)
  • 19th » Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (The Four Seasons (band) or The Four Seasons and Four Lovers) (d. 2000)
  • 20th » Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
  • 20th » John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2010)
  • 20th » Red Mitchell, American bassist, composer, and poet (d. 1992)
  • 20th » Rachel Roberts (actress) named Rachel Roberts, Welsh-American actress and singer (d. 1980)
  • 21st » Ward Swingle, American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (Les Double Six)
  • 22nd » Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach
  • 22nd » Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (d. 1988)
  • 22nd » Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager
  • 23rd » Mighty Joe Young (musician) called Mighty Joe Young, American singer and guitarist (d. 1999)
  • 24th » Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
  • 24th » Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer (d. 2013)
  • 25th » Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (d. 2013)
  • 26th » Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (d. 2007)
  • 26th » Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
  • 27th » Chrysostomos I of Cyprus (d. 2007)
  • 27th » Red Rodney, American trumpet player (d. 1994)
  • 27th » Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (d. 2005)
  • 27th » Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006)
  • 29th » Adhemar da Silva, Brazilian triple jumper (d. 2001)
  • 29th » Pete McCloskey, American colonel and politician
  • 29th » Barbara Mertz, American historian and author (d. 2013)
  • 30th » W. S. Merwin, American poet and author

Famous Deaths for September 1927

  • 2nd » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Makuuchi Yokozuna e.g Yokozuna (b. 1878)
  • 6th » Charles Woodruff (archer) called Charles Woodruff, American archer (b. 1846)
  • 14th » Isadora Duncan, American-Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1877)
  • 19th » Michael Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
  • 20th » George Nichols (actor) or George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
  • 29th » Arthur Achleitner, German journalist and author (b. 1858)
  • 29th » Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)

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