Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 27

1861  On May - 27 birth of victoria E Matthews, educator   

1864  Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938) was born on May - 27.   

1867  On this day in history birth of arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon)   

1870  Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age) was born on May - 27.   

1871  On this day in history birth of georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre)   

1874  Dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870] was born on May - 27.   

1874  Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Eros Thanatos) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945)   

1879  On May - 27 birth of lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance)   

1879  On this day in history birth of hans Lammers, German SS officer (d. 1962)   

1881  Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer was born on this day in history.   

1884  Bax Brod, composer was born on May - 27.   

1887  Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends) was born on May - 27.   

1887  Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 27 birth of frank Woolley, cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder)   

1888  On May - 27 birth of louis Durey, composer   

1891  On this day in history birth of claude Adonai Champagne, composer   

1892  Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of hermann Dörnemann, German supercentarian (d. 2005)   

1894  On May - 27 birth of dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)   

1894  Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 27 birth of marij Kogoj, composer   

1897  On this day in history birth of john Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951)   

1900  UÅ‚adzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 27 birth of celius Dougherty, composer   

1904  Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997) was born on May - 27.   

1906  On this day in history birth of robert Shone, director-general (NEDC)   

1907  On May - 27 birth of felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader   

1907  Rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring) was born on May - 27.   

1908  On this day in history birth of alex Brown, snooker player   

1908  Harold Rome, composer (Fanny, Pins & Needles) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history birth of melle J Oldeboerrigter, [Melle], Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1909  On May - 27 birth of isador Goodman, composer   

1910  On this day in history birth of daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)   

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0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on this day in history.   

0927  On this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  On May - 27 dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.   

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on this day in history.