Timeline Sunday 27 July 1924

Events on Sunday 27 July 1924 3

• 1866 – 1924 Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Died 27 July 1924, aged 58 Ferruccio Busoni was an Italian-German composer and virtuoso pianist known for his transcriptions of Bach and his own operas and piano works. He was also an influential teacher and theorist of early 20th-century music.
• 1924 1924 Summer Olympics VIII Olympiad - Paris First Games to feature the closing ceremony. Winner: USA.
• 1924 Summer Olympics open in Paris Second Paris Games, later dramatized in Chariots of Fire The 1924 Summer Olympics opened in Paris on 5 July, the last Games to include events like rugby union and tug of war for decades. Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi and British sprinters Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell became the meet's defining stars.