418 Historic Events for September 27
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| 1906 |
Birth |
William Empson, English poet/critic (Milton's God)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Bernard Miles, British actor (In Which We Serve, Mermaid Theatre)
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Shiv Verma, soldier
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| 1909 |
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29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Jean Berger, composer
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Eve March, CA, actress (Curse of the Cat People)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Donald Lindsay, headmaster (Malvern College)
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| 1910 |
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1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Giles William Playfair, writer
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Peter Muir Doig, politician
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| 1912 |
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W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Gerben Wagenaar, resistance fighter/Dutch Communist MP
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Tauno Marttinen, composer
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| 1914 |
Event |
Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit
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| 1915 |
Death |
R‚my de Gourmont, French critic/writer (Physique L'Amour), dies at 57
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| 1915 |
Death |
Kaspar C E Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austrian sculptor, dies at 84
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| 1915 |
Death |
Conrad T van Deventer, Dutch jurist/MP (liberal), dies at 57
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Samuel S Stratton, (Rep-D-NY, 1959- )
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| 1916 |
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Emperor Lidj Jasu of Ethiopia flees
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| 1916 |
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1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians
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| 1916 |
Death |
Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian writer (Les Heures du Soir), dies at 61
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| 1917 |
Event |
EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek Neth
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires)
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| 1917 |
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Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC
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| 1917 |
Death |
Edgar Degas, painter, Paris
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