319 Historic Events for December 27
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Jacqueline Fontijn, Flemish composer
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| 1930 |
Death |
William Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63
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| 1931 |
Death |
Walter Courvoisier, composer, dies at 56
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Scotty Moore, guitarist (for Elvis)
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| 1931 |
Death |
Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73
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| 1932 |
Event |
Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Larissa Latynina, Ukraine, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956, 60, 64)
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| 1934 |
Event |
Vernon Duke and James Hanley's musical premieres in NYC
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| 1934 |
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Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran
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| 1934 |
Event |
1st youth hostel in US opens (Northfield, Mass)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Norma Rae Beatty Ashby, broadcaster/TV producer
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Lee Salk, doctor (CBS TV)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Phil Sharpe, cricketer (England middle order batsman during 60's)
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| 1936 |
Death |
Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70
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| 1937 |
Event |
Bradman scores 246 SA v Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours
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| 1937 |
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Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio
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| 1937 |
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German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
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| 1938 |
Death |
Emile Vandervelde, Belgian secretary of State (BWP), dies at 72
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| 1938 |
Death |
O Mandelstam, writer, dies
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| 1939 |
Event |
Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
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| 1939 |
Event |
Between 20,000 and 40,000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
John Amos, Newark NJ, actor (Good Times, Coming to America)
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| 1939 |
Event |
1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Jerry Lambert, jockey (rode Native Diver)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Pete Brown, rocker
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