Historical Events In May - 27
Friday, 29 March 2024
1708 On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51
1738 Turkish troops occupy Orsova & Ochakov on May - 27.
1738 Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer on May - 27.
1756 Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria on May - 27.
1768 On May - 27 johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies
1774 On May - 27 francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)
1790 On this day in history jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89
1794 Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) on May - 27.
1796 On May - 27 james S McLean patents his piano
1797 On May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36
1798 The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland on May - 27.
1799 Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer on May - 27.
1806 On May - 27 charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer
1813 On May - 27 american joint operations against Fort George, Canada
1813 Americans capture Ft George, Canada on this day in history.
1815 Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia on this day in history.
1818 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons on this day in history.
1819 On May - 27 julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
1822 On May - 27 henry Wylde, composer
1823 John Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on May - 27.
1836 Edwin Gray Lee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on May - 27.
1837 On this day in history "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout
1839 On May - 27 luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina)
1840 Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1844 Samuel F.B. Morse completes first telegraph line on May - 27.
1849 The Great Hall of Euston station in London is opened on May - 27.
1849 "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer on this day in history.
1850 On May - 27 mormon Temple in Nauvoo IL destroyed by tornado
1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado on this day in history.
1852 On this day in history billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)
1854 On May - 27 marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed
1854 On May - 27 marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed
1854 Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium) on this day in history.
1855 Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on this day in history.
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