high court, they won a victory in the British Privy Council in 1929, opening the door for Canadian women not only to serve in the Senate, but to have the same rights in politics as men. Born: Fouad al-Tikerly, prominent Iraqi novelist and writer (d. 2008) Mario Jascalevich, controversial American physician, in Buenos Aires (d. 1984) Sunday, August 28, 1927 The remains of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were cremated in order to prevent their graves from becoming a shrine. Boston authorities permitted mourners to march in a memorial service. Some 200,000 people lined the funeral procession through Boston. Died: Jimmy Clements, 80, Australian Aboriginal elder presented to royalty on the opening of the first Federal Parliament Monday, August 29, 1927 Near Folsom, New Mexico, Carl Schwachheim found a man-made spearhead imbedded in the skeleton of an ancient bison, proving that human beings had arrived in North America at the end of the last ice age, earlier than believed. Carbon dating later determined that the bison had been killed more than 10,000 years earlier. The first World Population Conference opened in Geneva, after having been arranged by Albert Thomas, director of the International Labour Office, and Raymond Pearl, the five-day meeting on population growth did not reach a consensus. Born: Marion Williams, African-American gospel singer, in Miami (d. 1994) Tuesday, August 30, 1927 The Princes' Gates, with a stone archway, pillars and a statue of The Winged Victory, were dedicated in Toronto to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1867 independence of Canada. The gateway to Exhibition Place was named for the two visiting British princes, the future kings Edward VIII and George VI. Born: Bill Daily, American comedian and TV actor known as Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and as Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show'', in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2018) Wednesday, August 31, 1927 Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, flying along with pilot Leslie Hamilton and navigator Frederick F. Minchin departed from England to attempt a westward transatlantic crossing and disappeared over the ocean. Died: William F. Carver, 76, American entertainer who specialized in sharpshooting, and created the diving horse act for his traveling Wild West show. References 1927 1927-08 1927-08