Historical Events
Babe Ruth Hits a Record
Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smacks his MLB record 60th home run off Tom Zachary in 8th inning of New York's 4-2 win over Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium
Famous Birthdays
- Hossein Dehlavi, Persian composer, conductor and teacher (Sarbaz; Plectrum Orchestra), born in Tehran, Persia (d. 2019)
- Ivor Noël Hume, English-born archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg who excavated Martin's Hundred and is known as "the Babe Ruth of historical archaeology", born in London (d. 2017) [1]
- W. S. Merwin, American poet (17th United States Poet Laureate), born in New York City (d. 2019)
Famous Deaths
- Samuel Garman, American zoologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and namesake of a Jamaican lizard, dies at 84
Died in 1927 1927 Highlights
About September 30, 1927
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 96 years, 6 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra
