400 Historic Events for August 27
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| 1868 |
Death |
Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82
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| 1869 |
Birth |
Karl Haushofer, soldier/geographer
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| 1870 |
Birth |
Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet
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| 1871 |
Birth |
Theodore Dreiser, US, novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy)
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| 1874 |
Birth |
Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)
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| 1874 |
Death |
Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies
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| 1874 |
Death |
John Henry Foley, sculptor, dies
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| 1877 |
Birth |
Lloyd Cassel Douglas, novelist
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| 1877 |
Birth |
Charles Stewart Rolls, British auto manufacturer (Rolls-Royce Ltd)
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Joseph John Richards, composer
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| 1879 |
Death |
Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84
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| 1881 |
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Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Jaroslav Kricka, composer
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Samuel Goldwyn, [Gelbfisch], film magnate (MGM)
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| 1883 |
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Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons
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| 1883 |
Death |
August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Harry Antrim, Chicago IL, actor (Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Vincent Auriol, president of France (1947-53)
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Eric Coates, Hucknall Nottinghamshire England, viola player/composer
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Rebecca Clarke, composer
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| 1887 |
Death |
Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Man Ray, US statues artist/photographer/movie (dada)
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| 1892 |
Event |
NYC Metropolitan Opera House catches fire
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| 1894 |
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Congress passes Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which includes a graduated income tax later struck down by the Supreme Court
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Charles Meredith, Knoxville Pa, actor (Court of Last Resort)
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