Today in History for 27th August 2017:
Historical Events
1788 – Jacques Neeker named as French minister of Finance
1828 – Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks
1859 – 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake
1982 – Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock’s mark
1985 – Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days old is youngest to win a US Tennis Open match (beats Sara Gomer in 1st round)
1990 – “No Fences” 2nd studio album by Garth Brooks is released
Famous Birthdays
1916 – Tony Harris, South African cricketer (8 Tests for South Africa 1947-49, 100 runs) and rugby union player (Springbok), born in Kimberley, Cape Province (d. 1993)
1921 – Leo Penn, American film director (d. 1998)
1935 – Frank Yablans, American writer (North Dallas Forty), born in NYC, New York
1948 – Andy Turnell, horse trainer
1948 – Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek musician (d. 1990)
1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer
Famous Deaths
1394 – Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)
1930 – Didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62
1931 – Francis Marion Smith, American borax magnate (b. 1846)
1967 – Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32
1979 – Nicholas Mountbatten, Lord Mountbatten’s grandson, murdered at 14
1997 – Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC), dies at 48