1927

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

• The Doctor watches José Raúl Capablanca play against Alexander Alekhine in a chess tournament in New York, but is called away before seeing the match's conclusion, in which Capablanca loses his champion title (DW: The Androids of Tara).

History of Doctor Who

January

• 25 - Gregg Palmer, who played Shav and Gern in "The Tenth Planet" and Lieutenant Lucke in "The War Games," is born in San Francisco, California.

April

• 21 - Gerald Flood, who portrayed King John in "The King's Demons" and provided the voice for Kamelion, is born in Portsmouth, England.

• 26 - Graham Ashley, who played the Overseer in "The Underwater Menace," is born in Northampton, England.

May

• 2 - Ray Barrett, who played Bennett and Koquillion in "The Rescue," is born in Brisbane, Australia.

December

• 12 - Honor Blackman, who played Professor Lasky in Terror of the Vervoids, but who is best known for her work in The Avengers and Goldfinger, is born in London.

1926

20th Century 1920s

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