418 Historic Events for September 27
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| 1875 |
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Grazia Deledda, Italy, novelist (Old Man of the Mtn-Nobel 1926)
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| 1875 |
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Edouard CorbiŠre, French captain/writer (Le Negrier), dies at 82
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| 1877 |
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John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti
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| 1879 |
Birth |
Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite)
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| 1880 |
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Jacques Thibaud, Bordeaux France, violinist (Caf‚ Rogue)
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| 1881 |
Birth |
William J Clothier, 1st pres of tennis hall of fame/(US Open-1906)
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| 1881 |
Birth |
Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist/singer/actress
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| 1881 |
Birth |
Ernest Samuel Williams, composer
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| 1881 |
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Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch and Perlemoer, Boefje)
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| 1891 |
Death |
I Gontscharow, writer, dies
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| 1892 |
Birth |
John Mylong, Austria, actor (Robot Monsters)
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| 1892 |
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Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Joannes DM Cornelissen, Dutch historian (Hooft and Tacitus)
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| 1894 |
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Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY
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| 1895 |
Birth |
George Raft, NYC, actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot)
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Sam Ervin, (Sen-D-NC), Watergate committee chairman
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| 1896 |
Birth |
George Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two)
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| 1900 |
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Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Miguel Aleman Valdes, Mexican attorney/president (1946-52)
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Vjekoslav Kaleb, Yugoslavia, writer (Splendor of the Fabric)
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1936)
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| 1905 |
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1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues
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| 1905 |
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Boston's Bill Dinneen no-hits Chic White Sox, 2-0
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