May 27 Explained

Events

Pre-1600

• 1096  - Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens.^[1] At least 600 Jews are killed.^[2]
• 1120  - Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.
• 1153  - Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.
• 1199  - John is crowned King of England.
• 1257  - Richard of Cornwall, and his wife, Sanchia of Provence, are crowned King and Queen of the Germans at Aachen Cathedral.^[3]

1601–1900

• 1644  - Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
• 1703  - Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
• 1798  - The Pitt–Tierney duel takes place on Putney Heath outside London. A bloodless duel between the Prime Minister of Great Britain William Pitt the Younger and his political opponent George Tierney.^[4]
• 1798  - The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia.^[5]
• 1799  - War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.
• 1813  - War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.
• 1860  - Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification.
• 1863  - American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs.
• 1874  - The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
• 1883  - Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
• 1896  - The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10 million in damage.

1901–present

• 1905  - Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
• 1915  - HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives.
• 1917  - Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
• 1919  - The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
• 1927  - The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
• 1930  - The 1046feet Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
• 1933  - New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
• 1935  - New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).^[6]
• 1937  - In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
• 1940  - World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
• 1941  - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
• 1941  - World War II: The is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men.
• 1942  - World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.
• 1950  - The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki.^{[7] [8]}
• 1958  - First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
• 1960  - In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.
• 1962  - The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
• 1965  - Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
• 1967  - Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census.
• 1967  - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
• 1971  - The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
• 1971  - Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
• 1975  - Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 – the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom.
• 1977  - A plane crash at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, kills 67.^[9]
• 1980  - The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
• 1984  - The Danube–Black Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s.
• 1988  - Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia.^{[10] [11]}
• 1996  - First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
• 1997  - The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
• 1998  - Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
• 1999  - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station.^[12]
• 2001  - Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
• 2006  - The 6.4 Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
• 2016  - Barack Obama is the first president of the United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
• 2017  - Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
• 2018  - Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floors of buildings on Main Street in Ellicott City, and causing cars to overturn.

Births

Pre-1600

• 742  - Emperor Dezong of Tang (d. 805)
• 1332  - Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian historian and theologian (d. 1406)^[13]
• 1378  - Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (d. 1448)
• 1519  - Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (d. 1594)^[14]
• 1537  - Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (d. 1604)
• 1576  - Caspar Schoppe, German author and scholar (d. 1649)
• 1584  - Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (d. 1640)

1601–1900

• 1601  - Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1648)
• 1626  - William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
• 1651  - Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
• 1652  - Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (d. 1722)
• 1738  - Nathaniel Gorham, American merchant and politician, 14th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1796)
• 1756  - Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
• 1774  - Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (d. 1857)
• 1794  - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1877)
• 1814  - John Rudolph Niernsee, Viennese-born American architect (d. 1885)
• 1815  - Henry Parkes, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1896)
• 1818  - Amelia Bloomer, American journalist and activist (d. 1894)
• 1819  - Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (d. 1910)
• 1827  - Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
• 1832  - Zenas Ferry Moody, American surveyor and politician, 7th Governor of Oregon (d. 1917)
• 1836  - Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (d. 1892)
• 1837  - Wild Bill Hickok, American police officer (d. 1876)
• 1852  - Billy Barnes, English cricketer (d. 1899)
• 1857  - Theodor Curtius, German chemist (d. 1928)
• 1860  - Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941)
• 1860  - Margrethe Munthe, Norwegian songwriter (d. 1931)^[15]
• 1863  - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
• 1867  - Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (d. 1931)
• 1868  - Aleksa Šantić, Bosnian poet and author (d. 1924)
• 1871  - Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (d. 1958)
• 1875  - Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (d. 1942)
• 1876  - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (d. 1945)
• 1876  - William Stanier, English engineer (d. 1965)
• 1878  - Anna Cervin, Swedish artist (d. 1972)
• 1879  - Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist (d. 1963)
• 1879  - Hans Lammers, German judge and politician (d. 1962)
• 1883  - Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (d. 1971)
• 1884  - Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer (d. 1968)
• 1887  - Frank Woolley, English cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1888  - Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979)
• 1891  - Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (d. 1965)
• 1891  - Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (d. 1958)
• 1894  - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (d. 1961)
• 1894  - Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (d. 1961)
• 1895  - Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1995)
• 1897  - John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
• 1897  - Dink Templeton, American rugby player and coach (d. 1962)
• 1898  - David Crosthwait, American engineer, inventor and writer (d. 1976)
• 1899  - Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player (d. 1993)
• 1900  - Lotte Toberentz, German overseer of the Nazi Uckermark concentration camp (d. 1964)
• 1900  - Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet and translator (d. 1933)

1901–present

• 1906  - Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher (d. 1993)
• 1906  - Harry Hibbs, English footballer (d. 1984)
• 1906  - Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop (d. 2009)
• 1907  - Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and critic (d. 1988)
• 1907  - Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (d. 1964)
• 1909  - Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist (d. 2011)
• 1909  - Juan Vicente Pérez, Venezuelan supercentenarian, oldest living man, last man born in 1900s decade (d. 2024)^[16]
• 1911  - Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (d. 1978)
• 1911  - Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
• 1911  - Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1912  - John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982)
• 1912  - Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 1912  - Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995)
• 1915  - Ester Soré, Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1915  - Herman Wouk, American novelist (d. 2019)
• 1917  - Harry Webster, English engineer (d. 2007)
• 1918  - Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019)^[17]
• 1921  - Bob Godfrey, Australian-English animator, director, and voice actor (d. 2013)
• 1922  - Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (d. 2015)
• 1922  - Christopher Lee, English actor (d. 2015)
• 1922  - John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (d. 2013)
• 1923  - Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2023)^[18]
• 1923  - Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2020)
• 1924  - Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
• 1924  - John Sumner, English-Australian director, founded the Melbourne Theatre Company (d. 2013)
• 1925  - Tony Hillerman, American journalist and author (d. 2008)
• 1927  - Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (d. 1996)
• 1928  - Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
• 1930  - John Barth, American novelist and short story writer (d. 2024)
• 1930  - William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2020)
• 1930  - Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2010)
• 1931  - André Barbeau, French-Canadian neurologist (d. 1986)
• 1931  - John Chapple, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (d. 2022)^[19]
• 1931  - Bernard Fresson, French actor (d. 2002)
• 1931  - Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (d. 2015)
• 1931  - Philip Kotler, American author and professor
• 1933  - Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
• 1933  - Manfred Sommer, Spanish author and illustrator (d. 2007)
• 1934  - Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 2020)
• 1934  - Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter (d. 2018)
• 1935  - Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
• 1935  - Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (d. 1976)
• 1935  - Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017)
• 1935  - Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2022)
  • 1935  - Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955 1936  - Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
• 1936  - Louis Gossett Jr., American actor and producer (d. 2024)
• 1936  - Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2014)
• 1937  - Allan Carr, American playwright and producer (d. 1999)
• 1939  - Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
• 1939  - Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
• 1939  - Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
• 1939  - Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
• 1939  - Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive^[20]
• 1939  - Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
• 1940  - Mike Gibson, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2015)
• 1942  - Lee Baca, American police officer
• 1942  - Piers Courage, English racing driver (d. 1970)
• 1942  - Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1942  - Robin Widdows, English racing driver
• 1943  - Cilla Black, English singer and actress (d. 2015)
• 1943  - Bruce Weitz, American actor
• 1944  - Christopher Dodd, American lawyer and politician
• 1944  - Karen Fladset, Norwegian handball player^[21]
• 1944  - Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (d. 2020)
• 1944  - Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1945  - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946  - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish bassist and composer (d. 2005)
• 1946  - John Williams, English motorcycle racer (d. 1978)
• 1947  - Peter DeFazio, American politician
• 1947  - Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1947  - Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach
• 1947  - Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1948  - Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant (d. 2017)
• 1948  - Pete Sears, English bass player
• 1948  - Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (d. 2014)
• 1949  - Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician (d. 2021)
• 1949  - Christa Vahlensieck, German runner
• 1950  - Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1950  - Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1951  - John Conteh, English boxer
• 1954  - Pauline Hanson, Australian businesswoman, activist, and politician
• 1954  - Jackie Slater, American football player and coach
• 1955  - Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
• 1955  - Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer
• 1955  - Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor
• 1956  - Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
• 1956  - Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group
• 1956  - Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1957  - Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Labour
• 1957  - Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport
• 1957  - Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboard player and bass player (d. 2016)
• 1957  - Siouxsie Sioux, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1958  - Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London
• 1958  - Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
• 1958  - Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (d. 2012)
• 1960  - Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1961  - José Luíz Barbosa, Brazilian runner and coach
• 1961  - Peri Gilpin, American actress
• 1962  - Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer
• 1962  - Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
• 1962  - Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962  - Anthony A. Hyman, Israeli-English biologist and academic
• 1962  - David Mundell, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
• 1962  - Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, coach and sportscaster
• 1963  - Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
• 1963  - Maria Walliser, Swiss skier
• 1964  - Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965  - Todd Bridges, American actor^[22]
• 1965  - Pat Cash, Australian-English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1966  - Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
• 1967  - Paul Gascoigne, English international footballer, coach, and manager^[23]
• 1967  - Eddie McClintock, American actor
• 1968  - Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
• 1968  - Rebekah Brooks, English journalist
• 1968  - Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player and coach
• 1968  - Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1969  - Todd Hundley, American baseball player
• 1969  - Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
• 1969  - Craig Federighi, American computer scientist and engineer
• 1970  - Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
• 1970  - Tim Farron, English educator and politician
• 1970  - Joseph Fiennes, English actor
• 1970  - Alex Archer, American-born Australian musician
• 1971  - Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
• 1971  - Paul Bettany, English actor
• 1971  - Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
• 1971  - Kaur Kender, Estonian author
• 1971  - Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (d. 2002)
• 1971  - Lee Sharpe, English footballer
• 1971  - Grant Stafford, South African tennis player
• 1971  - Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party
• 1971  - Petroc Trelawny, British radio and television broadcaster
• 1972  - Todd Demsey, American golfer
• 1972  - Antonio Freeman, American football player
• 1972  - Maxim Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1973  - Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
• 1973  - Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1973  - Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek film video, and theatre director, producer and screenwriter
• 1974  - Skye Edwards, British singer-songwriter
• 1974  - Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host
• 1974  - Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1974  - Danny Wuerffel, American football player
• 1975  - André 3000, American rapper
• 1975  - Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
• 1975  - Jadakiss, American rapper^[24]
• 1975  - Jamie Oliver, English chef and author
• 1975  - Feryal Özel, Turkish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
• 1976  - Marcel Fässler, Swiss racing driver
• 1977  - Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
• 1977  - Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1978  - Adin Brown, American soccer player
• 1979  - Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
• 1979  - Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
• 1980  - Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
• 1981  - Alina Cojocaru, Romanian ballerina
• 1981  - Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
• 1982  - Natalya, Canadian professional wrestler^[25]
• 1984  - Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
• 1984  - Miguel González, Mexican baseball pitcher
• 1985  - Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
• 1985  - Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer
• 1986  - Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer
• 1986  - Bamba Fall, Senegalese basketball player
• 1986  - Lasse Schöne, Danish footballer
• 1987  - Gervinho, Ivorian footballer
• 1987  - Bella Heathcote, Australian actress
• 1987  - Bora Paçun, Turkish basketball player
• 1987  - Matt Prior, Australian rugby league player
• 1987  - Martina Sáblíková, Czech speed skater and cyclist
• 1988  - Vontae Davis, American football player (d. 2024)
• 1988  - Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler^[26]
• 1988  - Garrett Richards, American baseball pitcher
• 1988  - Tyler Sash, American football player (d. 2015)
• 1989  - Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
• 1989  - Peakboy, South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter^[27]
• 1990  - Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
• 1990  - Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
• 1990  - Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1991  - Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer
• 1991  - Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player
• 1991  - Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
• 1991  - Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
• 1992  - Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter
• 1992  - Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer^[28]
• 1995  - Yoán Moncada, Cuban baseball player^[29]
• 1997  - Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player^[30]
• 1997  - Daniel Jones, American football player^[31]
• 1999  - Lily-Rose Depp, French-American actress and model^[32]

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 366  - Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 325)
• 398  - Murong Bao, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan (b. 355)
  • 475  - Eutropius, bishop of Orange 866  - Ordoño I of Asturias (b. 831)
• 927  - Simeon I of Bulgaria first Bulgarian Emperor (b. 864)
• 1039  - Dirk III, Count of Holland (b. 981)
• 1045  - Bruno of Würzburg, imperial chancellor of Italy (b. c. 1005)
• 1178  - Godfrey van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht
• 1240  - William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (b. 1166)
• 1444  - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1404)
• 1508  - Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1452)
• 1525  - Thomas Müntzer, German mystic and theologian (b. 1488)
• 1541  - Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (b. 1473)
• 1564  - John Calvin, French pastor and theologian (b. 1509)

1601–1900

• 1610  - François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)
• 1624  - Diego Ramírez de Arellano, Spanish sailor and cosmographer (b. c. 1580)
• 1637  - John Boteler, 1st Baron Boteler of Brantfield, English politician (b. c. 1566)
• 1661  - Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish general and politician (b. 1607)
• 1675  - Gaspard Dughet, Italian-French painter (b. 1613)
• 1690  - Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1626)
• 1702  - Dominique Bouhours, French priest and critic (b. 1628)
• 1707  - Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)
• 1781  - Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1716)
• 1797  - François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist (b. 1760)
• 1831  - Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (b. 1799)
• 1840  - Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1782)
• 1867  - Thomas Bulfinch American mythologist (b. 1796)
• 1896  - Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1839)

1901–present

• 1910  - Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1918  - Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
• 1919  - Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
• 1933  - Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
• 1939  - Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
• 1941  - Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
• 1941  - Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
• 1942  - Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
• 1943  - Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1878)
• 1945  - Enno Lolling, German physician (b. 1888)
• 1947  - Ed Konetchy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1885)
• 1949  - Robert Ripley, American cartoonist, publisher, and businessman, founded Ripley's Believe It or Not! (b. 1890)
• 1953  - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1868)
• 1960  - James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
• 1963  - Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (b. 1912)
• 1964  - Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (b. 1889)
• 1965  - John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (b. 1905)^[33]
• 1967  - W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (b. 1880)
• 1967  - Ernst Niekisch, German academic and politician (b. 1889)
• 1969  - Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (b. 1926)
• 1971  - Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1901)
• 1971  - Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
• 1980  - Gün Sazak, Turkish agronomist and politician (b. 1932)
• 1984  - Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer (b. 1923)
• 1986  - Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
• 1986  - Ajoy Mukherjee, Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1901)
• 1986  - Giorgos Tzifos, Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1918)
• 1987  - John Howard Northrop, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1988  - Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (b. 1908)
• 1988  - Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
• 1989  - Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1907)
• 1990  - Robert B. Meyner, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1908)
• 1991  - Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist and theorist (b. 1904)
• 1992  - Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (b. 1890)
• 1998  - Minoo Masani, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
• 2000  - Kazimierz Leski, Polish engineer and pilot (b. 1912)
• 2000  - Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician and diplomat, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1917)
• 2000  - Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
• 2002  - Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson, Scottish historian (b. 1909)^[34]
• 2003  - Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (b. 1925)
• 2006  - Rob Borsellino, American journalist (b. 1949)
• 2006  - Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
• 2006  - Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)
• 2007  - Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1967)
• 2007  - Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (b. 1932)
• 2007  - Ed Yost, American inventor, created the modern hot air balloon (b. 1919)
• 2008  - Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier (b. 1900)
• 2009  - Thomas M. Franck, American lawyer and academic (b. 1931)
• 2009  - Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1934)
• 2009  - Mona Grey, British nursing administrator; Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer (b. 1910)
• 2009  - Abram Hoffer, Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist (b. 1917)
• 2009  - Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian-American priest and theologian (b. 1946)
• 2009  - Carol Anne O'Marie, American nun and author (b. 1933)
• 2009  - William Refshauge, Australian soldier and physician (b. 1913)
• 2009  - Paul Sharratt, English-American television host (b. 1933)
• 2010  - Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (b. 1929)
• 2011  - Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (b. 1950)
• 2011  - Margo Dydek, Polish-American basketball player (b. 1974)
• 2011  - Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)
• 2012  - Simeon Daniel, Nevisian educator and politician, 1st Premier of Nevis (b. 1934)
• 2012  - Friedrich Hirzebruch, German mathematician and academic (b. 1927)
• 2012  - Anahit Perikhanian, Russian-born Armenian Iranologist (b. 1928)^[35]
• 2012  - David Rimoin, Canadian-American geneticist and academic (b. 1936)
• 2013  - Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (b. 1917)
• 2013  - Bill Pertwee, English actor (b. 1926)
• 2013  - Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1931)
• 2014  - Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (b. 1936)
• 2014  - Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 2014  - Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
• 2014  - Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (b. 1931)
• 2015  - Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1929)^[36]
• 2015  - Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (b. 1928)
• 2015  - Andy King, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)^[37]
• 2015  - Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
• 2017  - Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1947)^[38]
• 2018  - Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (b. 1947)^[39]
• 2020  - Larry Kramer, American playwright, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)^[40]
• 2021  - Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1929)^[41]
• 2024  - Elizabeth MacRae, American actress (b. 1936)^[42]
• 2024  - Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1952)^[43]

Holidays and observances

• Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
• Children's Day (Nigeria)
• Christian feast day:
  • Augustine of Canterbury
  • Blessed Lojze Grozde
  • Bruno of Würzburg
  • Eutropius of Orange
  • Hildebert
  • Julius the Veteran
  • May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Mother's Day (Bolivia)
• Navy Day (Japan)
• Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin)
• Start of National Reconciliation Week (Australia)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
  • Historical Events on May 27

Notes and References

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2. News: This Day in Jewish History / Crusaders massacre the Jews of Mainz. Haaretz.
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4. Nester, William. The Coalitions Against Napoleon: How British Money, Manufacturing and Military Power Forged the Alliances that Achieved Victory. Frontline Books, 2023. p.103
5. Book: Derek. Warfield. Derek Warfield. Raymond. Daly. Celtic & Ireland in Song and Story. 17 April 2012. BookBaby. 978-1-62095-764-6. 118–.
6. Book: Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr.. The Age of Roosevelt. Vol. 3: The Politics of Upheaval, 1935–1936. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2003. 978-0-547-52425-2. 279–280.
7. http://greennorth.fi/linnanmaki-amusement-park Linnanmäki Amusement Park - Green North GSA
8. https://finlandabroad.fi/web/grc/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/h5w4iTUJhNne/content/linnanmaki-60-vuotta/384951 Linnanmäki turns 60 - Greece
9. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-62M CCCP-86614 Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) . 2022-05-26 . aviation-safety.net . Aviation Safety Network.
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19. News: Field Marshal Sir John Chapple obituary . 26 March 2022 . 2022-03-26. The Times . 0140-0460 . https://archive.today/20220326200205/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/field-marshal-sir-john-chapple-obituary-q03zzzspw#selection-973.72-973.580 . 26 March 2022 . live.
20. News: Sosa a legend in Hispanic marketing: Ad guru says partners didn't realize they were making history . Hendricks . David . March 5, 2015 . San Antonio Express-News. 7 February 2019.
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23. Web site: Paul Gascoigne . soccerbase.com . 27 March 2020.
24. Web site: J. . Miranda . Happy Birthday, Jadakiss! . . 23 May 2023 . 27 May 2015.
25. Web site: Natalya Neidhart. April 26, 2008. Online World of Wrestling. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301202822/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/n/natalya-neidhart/. March 1, 2019.
26. Web site: Irina KOLESNICHENKO Profile . worldathletics.org . 23 January 2020.
27. Web site: Seong. Ji-su. ko:[영상] [톱스타 리턴즈] #반말인터뷰/같이 작업하고 싶은 천재만재 가수 픽보이 (Peakboy). http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=864928. Top Star News. November 5, 2021. ko. March 11, 2021.
28. Web site: Laurence Vincent-Lapointe. 4 August 2016. International Canoe Federation. 23 April 2020.
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30. Web site: WTAtennis.com Profile: Anna Bondar. Women's Tennis Association. 17 October 2022.
31. Web site: Daniel Jones . . 23 May 2023.
32. Web site: Juneau . Jen . Lily-Rose Depp Marks 23rd Birthday as Dad Johnny Depp Nears End of Legal Battle with Amber Heard . . 23 May 2023 . 30 May 2022.
33. News: John R. Blue. Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. May 28, 1965. 20. January 3, 2021. live. Newspapers.com. January 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210103224402/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66807954/john-r-blue/.
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36. Web site: Erik Carlsson, rally driver - obituary. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11651975/Erik-Carlsson-rally-driver-obituary.html . 2022-01-12 . subscription . live. 4 June 2015. The Telegraph. 14 June 2019.
37. News: Hunter . Andy . 2015-05-27 . Everton hero Andy King dies at the age of 58 . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-08-01 . 0261-3077.
38. News: Gregg Allman, Southern Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69. Morris. Chris. May 27, 2017. Variety. May 27, 2017.
39. News: Gardner Dozois, 70, acclaimed science fiction editor. Graham. Kristen A.. 29 May 2018. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 May 2018.
40. News: Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 . Daniel . Lewis . . May 27, 2020 . May 27, 2020 .
41. Web site: Poul Schlüter er død - TV 2. 28 May 2021.
42. Web site: 2024-05-30 . Elizabeth MacRae, 'General Hospital' and 'Gomer Pyle' actor, dies at 88 . 2024-06-01 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
43. News: Sandomir . Richard . 2024-05-27 . Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71 . 2024-05-28 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.