Birthday September 27, 1601 Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)
Birthday September 27, 1657 Sophia, regent of Russia (1682-89)
Birthday September 27, 1722 Samuel Adams, revolutionary rabble rouser
Birthday September 27, 1783 Agust¡n I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico (1822-23)
Birthday September 27, 1792 George Cruikshank, English illustrator
Birthday September 27, 1825 Railroad transportation is born with 1st track in England
Birthday September 27, 1840 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America
Birthday September 27, 1875 Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist (Old Man of the Mtn) (Nobel 1926)
Birthday September 27, 1896 Sam Ervin, (D-Sen), Watergate Committee chairman
Birthday September 27, 1918 Sir Martin Ryle, British radio astronomer, astronomer royal 1972-82
Birthday September 27, 1919 Charles H Percy, (R-Sen-Ill)
Birthday September 27, 1922 Arthur Penn, stage & film director
Birthday September 27, 1926 Jane Meadows, AKA Mrs Steve Allen in Wu Chang China
Birthday September 27, 1929 Sada Thompson, in Des Moines Iowa
Birthday September 27, 1933 Kathy Nolan, in St Louis Mo
Birthday September 27, 1934 Barbara Hower, Washington Post writer
Birthday September 27, 1947 Cheryl Tiegs, in Minnesota - A model's figure
Birthday September 27, 1952 Dumitru Prunariu, 1st Rumanian space traveler (on board Soyuz 40)
Birthday September 27, 1958 Shaun Cassidy
History September 27, 1540 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola
History September 27, 1540 Jesuit order established
History September 27, 1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by the British
History September 27, 1779 John Jay is appointed minister to Spain
History September 27, 1787 Constitution submitted to the states for ratification
History September 27, 1854 Ships collide off Newfoundland
History September 27, 1854 Steamer Arctic is lost
History September 27, 1864 Confederate guerillas sack Centralia, Missouri
History September 27, 1869 Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok proves too wild for Kansas
History September 27, 1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12
History September 27, 1915 John Kipling killed at the Battle of Loos
History September 27, 1919 Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike outs
History September 27, 1919 Democratic National Committee voted to admit women
History September 27, 1921 Yanks beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds
History September 27, 1923 Lou Gehrig's 1st homer
History September 27, 1930 Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur title
History September 27, 1938 Franklin Roosevelt appeals to Hitler for peace
History September 27, 1938 The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was launched at Glasgow
History September 27, 1939 Poland surrenders
History September 27, 1940 Floyd Giebells 1st game 2-0 pennent clinching beating Bob Feller
History September 27, 1940 The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan
History September 27, 1941 1st WWII liberty ship freighter Patrick Henry launched
History September 27, 1942 NY Giants beat Wash Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down
History September 27, 1954 Steve Allen's Tonight Show premiers
History September 27, 1959 Khrushchev ends trip to the United States
History September 27, 1960 Sylvia Pankhurst dies
History September 27, 1962 US sells Israel Hawk anti-aircraft missiles
History September 27, 1964 Warren Commission finds that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
History September 27, 1967 Antiwar sentiment increases
History September 27, 1967 My Mother, The Car exported to France
History September 27, 1968 Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of the year
History September 27, 1969 Thieu comments on Nixon's Vietnamization policy
History September 27, 1972 In 1st game at Coliseum Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 - Exhibition
History September 27, 1973 Soyuz 12 launched
History September 27, 1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor storms out of the courtroom
History September 27, 1991 Reeves and Phoenix star in My Own Private Idaho
History September 27, 1996 F. Scott Fitzgerald stamp is issued
History September 27, 1999 Placido Domingo breaks Caruso's opening-night record at the Metropolitan Opera
September 27, 1601 Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)
September 27, 1657 Sophia, regent of Russia (1682-89)
September 27, 1722 Samuel Adams, revolutionary rabble rouser
September 27, 1783 Agust¡n I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico (1822-23)
September 27, 1792 George Cruikshank, English illustrator
September 27, 1825 Railroad transportation is born with 1st track in England
September 27, 1840 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America
September 27, 1875 Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist (Old Man of the Mtn) (Nobel 1926)
September 27, 1896 Sam Ervin, (D-Sen), Watergate Committee chairman
September 27, 1918 Sir Martin Ryle, British radio astronomer, astronomer royal 1972-82
September 27, 1919 Charles H Percy, (R-Sen-Ill)
September 27, 1922 Arthur Penn, stage & film director
September 27, 1926 Jane Meadows, AKA Mrs Steve Allen in Wu Chang China
September 27, 1929 Sada Thompson, in Des Moines Iowa
September 27, 1933 Kathy Nolan, in St Louis Mo
September 27, 1934 Barbara Hower, Washington Post writer
September 27, 1947 Cheryl Tiegs, in Minnesota - A model's figure
September 27, 1952 Dumitru Prunariu, 1st Rumanian space traveler (on board Soyuz 40)
September 27, 1958 Shaun Cassidy
September 27, 1540 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola
September 27, 1540 Jesuit order established
September 27, 1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by the British
September 27, 1779 John Jay is appointed minister to Spain
September 27, 1787 Constitution submitted to the states for ratification
September 27, 1854 Ships collide off Newfoundland
September 27, 1854 Steamer Arctic is lost
September 27, 1864 Confederate guerillas sack Centralia, Missouri
September 27, 1869 Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok proves too wild for Kansas
September 27, 1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12
September 27, 1915 John Kipling killed at the Battle of Loos
September 27, 1919 Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike outs
September 27, 1919 Democratic National Committee voted to admit women
September 27, 1921 Yanks beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds
September 27, 1923 Lou Gehrig's 1st homer
September 27, 1930 Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur title
September 27, 1938 Franklin Roosevelt appeals to Hitler for peace
September 27, 1938 The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was launched at Glasgow
September 27, 1939 Poland surrenders
September 27, 1940 Floyd Giebells 1st game 2-0 pennent clinching beating Bob Feller
September 27, 1940 The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan
September 27, 1941 1st WWII liberty ship freighter Patrick Henry launched
September 27, 1942 NY Giants beat Wash Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down
September 27, 1954 Steve Allen's Tonight Show premiers
September 27, 1959 Khrushchev ends trip to the United States
September 27, 1960 Sylvia Pankhurst dies
September 27, 1962 US sells Israel Hawk anti-aircraft missiles
September 27, 1964 Warren Commission finds that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
September 27, 1967 Antiwar sentiment increases
September 27, 1967 My Mother, The Car exported to France
September 27, 1968 Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of the year
September 27, 1969 Thieu comments on Nixon's Vietnamization policy
September 27, 1972 In 1st game at Coliseum Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 - Exhibition
September 27, 1973 Soyuz 12 launched
September 27, 1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor storms out of the courtroom
September 27, 1991 Reeves and Phoenix star in My Own Private Idaho
September 27, 1996 F. Scott Fitzgerald stamp is issued
September 27, 1999 Placido Domingo breaks Caruso's opening-night record at the Metropolitan Opera