Famous Birthdays In May - 27

1861  On this day in history birth of victoria E Matthews, educator  

1864  Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.  

1867  On May - 27 birth of arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon)  

1870  On May - 27 birth of lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age)  

1871  Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre) was born on May - 27.  

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

1874  On May - 27 birth of richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Eros Thanatos)  

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  On this day in history birth of rudolf Pannwitz, German writer  

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

1887  On this day in history birth of emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)  

1887  On this day in history birth of erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts)  

1887  Frank Woolley, cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder) was born on this day in history.  

1888  Louis Durey, composer was born on this day in history.  

1891  On May - 27 birth of claude Adonai Champagne, composer  

1892  On this day in history birth of sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan)  

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

1894  On this day in history birth of dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)  

1894  On May - 27 birth of louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961)  

1895  Marij Kogoj, composer was born on May - 27.  

1897  John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951) was born on this day in history.  

1900  On May - 27 birth of uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933)  

1902  Celius Dougherty, composer was born on May - 27.  

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  On May - 27 birth of rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring)  

1908  Alex Brown, snooker player was born on May - 27.  

1908  On this day in history birth of harold Rome, composer (Fanny, Pins & Needles)  

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 May - 27 birth of daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)  

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0366  On this day in history 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 May - 27.  

0927  On May - 27 death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)  

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

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

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

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55