What Happened on August 30, 1927

Historical Events

US Open Women's Tennis

US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Helen Wills Moody beats England's Betty Nuthall Shoemaker 6-1, 6-4 for her 4th of 7 US singles titles

Tennis Player Helen Wills Moody — Tennis Player
Helen Wills Moody

Tennis Player Betty Nuthall — Tennis Player
Betty Nuthall

Famous Birthdays

Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (I Dream of Jeannie, The Bob Newhart Show), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2018)
Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), born in Haynesville, Louisiana (d. 2004)
Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 2018)

1927 Highlights