Page 2: Historical Events In May - 27

1708  On May - 27 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1738  Turkish troops occupy Orsova & Ochakov on this day in history.   

1738  Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer on this day in history.   

1756  On May - 27 maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria   

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  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 on May - 27.   

1794  Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) on this day in history.   

1796  James S McLean patents his piano on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1798  On this day in history the Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland.   

1799  On May - 27 jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer   

1806  On this day in history charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer   

1813  On this day in history american joint operations against Fort George, Canada   

1813  On this day in history americans capture Ft George, Canada   

1815  Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia on this day in history.   

1818  Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons on May - 27.   

1819  On this day in history julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)   

1822  Henry Wylde, composer on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history john Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

1836  Edwin Gray Lee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on May - 27.   

1837  "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout on May - 27.   

1839  On May - 27 luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina)   

1840  On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

1844  Samuel F.B. Morse completes first telegraph line on this day in history.   

1849  The Great Hall of Euston station in London is opened on May - 27.   

1849  "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer on May - 27.   

1850  On May - 27 mormon Temple in Nauvoo IL destroyed by tornado   

1850  Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado on May - 27.   

1852  Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90) on May - 27.   

1854  Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed on this day in history.   

1854  Marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed on May - 27.   

1854  On this day in history georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)   

1855  On May - 27 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on May - 27.   

1601  On May - 27 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

1623  On this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

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  On May - 27 death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

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