Famous Personalities Born In May - 27
Monday, 19 May 2025
1332 Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.
1519 Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.
1576 On May - 27 birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)
1595 On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer
1601 Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.
1623 On May - 27 birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)
1626 William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.
1651 On May - 27 birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
1652 On May - 27 birth of elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans
1738 Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer was born on this day in history.
1738 On this day in history birth of nathaniel Gorham, American politician (d. 1796)
1756 On May - 27 birth of maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria
1774 Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale) was born on May - 27.
1794 On this day in history birth of cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad)
1799 Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer was born on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history birth of charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer
1815 On May - 27 birth of henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia
1818 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history birth of julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
1820 Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess and socialite (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of henry Wylde, composer
1822 Josef Joachim Raff, composer was born on May - 27.
1823 On May - 27 birth of john Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1827 On May - 27 birth of samuel F. Miller, American politician (d. 1892)
1836 Edwin Gray Lee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history birth of jay Gould, US railroad executive, financier
1837 On May - 27 birth of "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout
1837 Robert Frederick Hoke, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887)
1839 Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina) was born on this day in history.
1849 On this day in history birth of "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer
1852 Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90) was born on this day in history.
1854 On this day in history birth of georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)
1860 On this day in history birth of manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941)