May 1927 - May 29, 1927 (Sunday)

May 29, 1927 (Sunday)

  • An Italian record crowd of 60,000 fans, including Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, King Victor Emmanuel III, and Spain's Crown Prince Alfonso turned out for the first soccer football game in the new Stadio Littoriale in Bologna to watch Italy defeat Spain 2-0 in a friendly match.
  • Died: Francis Grierson, American author

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