Page 2: Historical Events In May - 27
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1708 Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1738 Turkish troops occupy Orsova & Ochakov on May - 27.
1738 On this day in history bonaventura Furlanetto, composer
1756 Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria on May - 27.
1768 Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on May - 27.
1774 Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale) on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1796 On this day in history james S McLean patents his piano
1797 Francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36 on May - 27.
1798 The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland on this day in history.
1799 Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer
1813 On this day in history 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 May - 27.
1818 On May - 27 amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons
1819 On this day in history julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
1822 Henry Wylde, composer on May - 27.
1823 On May - 27 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 On May - 27 "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout
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 May - 27.
1849 The Great Hall of Euston station in London is opened on May - 27.
1849 On this day in history "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer
1850 On this day in history mormon Temple in Nauvoo IL destroyed by tornado
1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado on this day in history.
1852 Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90) on May - 27.
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 May - 27.
1855 On May - 27 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies
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