Daily History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) George Montgomery Letz(1916–2000) Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman” 1952–2023) ; George W. Bailey–81 Barbara Goldbach–78 Peter Stormare–72 Diana Scarwid–70 Thomas “Tom” Ford–64 Vic Mignogna–63 “Downtown” Julie Brown–62 Sarah Chalke–49 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–46 Patrick J. Adams–44 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft ; 1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of World Records is published in England.