Historical Events
- Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1
Famous Birthdays
- (Earl) "Bud" Powell, American jazz pianist and composer, born in Harlem, New York (d. 1966)
- Bernard Waber, American children's book author ("The House on East 88th Street"; "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and climate change doubter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020) [1]
- Josef Skvorecky, Czechoslovakia, writer and publisher (End of the Nylon Age, The Cowards) (d. 2012)
About September 27, 1924
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 99 years, 7 months and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Libra
