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1927 Historical Event(s)
January 11, 1927
– Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
February 2, 1927
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
April 7, 1927
– First distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
April 30, 1927
– The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women’s federal prison in the United States.
June 27, 1927
– Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan’s plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the “Tanaka Memorial” is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery.
July 4, 1927
– First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
July 23, 1927
– The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
September 5, 1927
– The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
December 3, 1927
– Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
December 27, 1927
– Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
Who Were Born On 1927?
January 13, 1927
– Brock Adams, American politician (d. 2004)
February 20, 1927
– Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2005)
March 1, 1927
– Harry Belafonte, American actor and musician
March 28, 1927
– Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (d. 2007)
April 16, 1927
– Peter Mark Richman, American actor
June 3, 1927
– Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (d. 2007)
July 6, 1927
– Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player (d. 1988)
September 22, 1927
– Gordon Astall, English footballer
September 30, 1927
– W. S. Merwin, American poet
December 12, 1927
– Robert Noyce, American inventor (d. 1990)