Today in History for 27th September 2017:
Historical Events
1894 – Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY
1931 – Closest NL batting race ends Chick Hafey (.3488) beats Bill Terry’s
1937 – Balinese Tiger declared extinct.
1941 – Reinhard Heydrich, “butcher of Prague,” appointed SS-general (Gruppenfuehrer)
1977 – Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title
1985 – 8 killed as roof collapses in Brussel’s supermarket
Famous Birthdays
1600 – John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, baptised
1864 – Andrej Hlinka, Slovak politician and Catholic Priest (d. 1938)
1916 – Samuel S Stratton, (Rep-D-NY, 1959- )
1917 – Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires)
1949 – Robb Weller, TV host (Entertainment Tonight, Home Show)
1962 – Dennis Paulson, PGA golfer (1994 Freeport-McMoRan-4th), born in San Gabriel, California
Famous Deaths
1719 – George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (b. 1662)
1831 – Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, murdered at 55
1919 – Adelina [Adela JM] Patti, Italian soprano (Lucio), dies at 76
1975 – Mark Frechette, actor (Zabriskie Point, Uomini Contro), dies at 27
1994 – Gerald Bledsoe, DJ (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of heart attack at 51
2012 – Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90