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EDDIE FOY, who can remember when vaudeville was 'way down town, is scheduled to return to the music halls soon. His sketch will be by Tom Barry and will be called "The Falling Star." It is due in the New York theatres next month.
Controlling interest purchased by Ray Page
A J Ostheimer Jr and H Fuhrer ascend 3 peaks of Columbia range in 36 hrs
Won by Army
1927Grigory Barenblatt, Russian mathematician and academic (died 2018)[†]
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt was a Russian mathematician.
1927David Dinkins, American soldier and politician, 106th Mayor of New York City (died 2020)[†]
David Norman Dinkins was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
1927William Smithers, American actor[†]
William Smithers is an American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series Dallas. He appeared in the series in 1981 and from 1984 to 1989.
1927Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, is assassinated by the IRA.[†]
Kevin Christopher O'Higgins was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice from 1922 to 1927, Minister for External Affairs from June 1927 to July 1927 and Minister for Economic Affairs from January 1922 to September 1922. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927.