May 14, 1927 (Saturday)
- One man was killed and ten others injured when the bleachers at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia collapsed during a game between the Phillies and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies were leading, 12-3, after six innings, and the Cardinals had one out in the 7th, when the right field pavilion seats fell without warning.
- The German luxury liner Cap Arcona was launched from the Blohm & Voss shipyard, in Hamburg. The ship was 676 feet long and could carry 1,315 passengers, and made its first voyage on November 19. The ship was sunk on May 3, 1945 by the RAF, with 5,000 concentration camp inmates on board.
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