On this Day
August 27
Just Because Day
Russia Film & Movies Day
1793 The city of York now know as Toronto is established
1892 A fire breaks out Metropolitan Opera House in New York city
1936 The film Swing Time premieres in New York City Directed by George Stevens starring Fred Astaire, & Ginger Rogers.
1964 The premier of the the Disney film Mary Poppins
1965 The Beatles hang with Elvis Presley at his house
1966 At Candlestick Park in San Francisco the Beatles play their last concert
1990 WWF SummerSlam 90 The Ultimate Warrior retains the WWF Title in steel cage match over Rick Rude
1995 WWF Summerslam 95 Shawn Michaels climbs the ladder a keeps his WWF Intercontinental Title over Razor Ramon
2000 WWE SummerSlam ’00 The Rock retains the WWF Title beating Kurt Angle and Triple H in a triple threat match.
2008 Barack Obama wins the Democratic Party nomination to run for president of the United States
2013 Gravity premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Happy Birthday
1877 Charles Rolls founder of Rolls-Royce ltd
1908 Lyndon B. Johnson 36th President of the United States
1910 Pee Wee Butts baseball player
1943 Tuesday Weld model actress
1944 Cuba Gooding Sr. musician in the band The Main Ingredient
1948 Sgt. Slaughter Wrestler
1952 Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman actor comedian
1953 Alex Lifeson musician in the band Rush
1956 Glen Matlock musician in the band Sex Pistols
1962 Adam Oates former NHL hockey player
1968 Taylor Wane pornstar
1970 Tony Kanal musician in the band No Doubt
1970 Kelly Trump pornstar
1988 Alexa Vega actress Spy Kids
1996 Sophia Rose Stallone actress
