Historical Events In May - 27

1856  On May - 27 doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning  

1861  Victoria E Matthews, educator on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history battle of Hanover Court House VA (Slash Church, Peake's Station)  

1862  On May - 27 battle of Hanover Court House, VA (Slash Church, Peake's Station)  

1863  On May - 27 cSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die  

1863  On May - 27 siege of Port Hudson LA  

1863  Edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31 on May - 27.  

1864  On May - 27 skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop) VA  

1864  Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia on May - 27.  

1867  The birth of Arnold Bennett, English novelist on this day in history.  

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

1870  On this day in history lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age)  

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

1874  Dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870] on this day in history.  

1876  On May - 27 joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies  

1878  Australia Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19 on May - 27.  

1878  On this day in history 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75  

1878  On this day in history carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49  

1879  Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance) on May - 27.  

1881  On this day in history 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5  

1881  On May - 27 rudolf Pannwitz, German writer  

1882  On May - 27 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5  

1883  On May - 27 czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow  

1884  On May - 27 bax Brod, composer  

1887  Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends) on this day in history.  

1887  Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 on May - 27.  

1888  On May - 27 louis Durey, composer  

1891  On May - 27 claude Adonai Champagne, composer  

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

1893  Audath Yisroel forms at Kattowitz (Katowice) Poland on this day in history.  

1894  Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) on May - 27.  

1895  British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector on May - 27.  

1895  Marij Kogoj, composer on this day in history.  

1896  255 people are killed when a twister strikes St Louis, Missouri and East St Louis, Illinois on May - 27.  

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on May - 27.  

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.  

1576  On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)  

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

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.  

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

1651  On May - 27 birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)  

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.  

1039  On this day in history dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies  

1178  On May - 27 godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)  

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on May - 27.