Timeline June 1927

Events in June 1927 7

• 1859 – 1927 Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) Died 14 June 1927, aged 68 Jerome K. Jerome was an English humorist and playwright. He is best known for the comic novel Three Men in a Boat (1889).
• 1877 – 1927 Wang Guowei (1877-1927) Died 2 June 1927, aged 49 Wang Guowei was a Chinese scholar of history, literary criticism and the Shang dynasty oracle bones. He drowned himself in Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
• 1927 French Open 1927 Men: René Lacoste · Women: Kea Bouman
• 1927 First Ryder Cup Inaugural golf match between the United States and Great Britain The first official Ryder Cup was played at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts. The United States beat Great Britain 9½ to 2½. The biennial team event went on to become one of golf's best-known competitions.
• 1927 – 2003 Slim Dusty (1927-2003) Died 19 September 2003, aged 76 Slim Dusty was an Australian country singer whose career spanned nearly 60 years and more than 100 albums. His 1957 recording 'A Pub with No Beer' was the first Australian record to sell a million copies internationally, and he became a national institution.
• 1927 Geneva Naval Conference Failed talks on limiting cruisers The United States, Britain and Japan met in Geneva to extend the naval limits of the Washington Treaty to cruisers and smaller warships. The talks broke down over disagreements between Britain and the United States on cruiser numbers and sizes.
• 1927 – 1987 Bob Fosse (1927-1987) Died 23 September 1987, aged 60 Fosse was an American director and choreographer known for his distinctive dance style and for films including Cabaret and All That Jazz. He won an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards and an Emmy, a rare combination in entertainment. He died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C.