Timeline Tuesday 8 November 1927

Events on Tuesday 8 November 1927 2

• 1927 – 2013 Patti Page (1927-2013) Died 1 January 2013, aged 85 Patti Page was an American pop singer best known for the 1950s hit Tennessee Waltz, one of the best-selling singles of all time. She died in California shortly before receiving a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
• 1927 Simon Commission appointed All-British commission to review India's constitution The British government announced a statutory commission under Sir John Simon to report on constitutional reform in India. No Indians were appointed to it. The Indian National Congress and other parties boycotted the commission, and protests against it spread across India.