Page 3: Historical Events In May - 27

1856  Doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning on May - 27.   

1861  On May - 27 victoria E Matthews, educator   

1862  Battle of Hanover Court House VA (Slash Church, Peake's Station) on May - 27.   

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

1863  CSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die on May - 27.   

1863  On May - 27 siege of Port Hudson LA   

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

1864  On this day in history 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 May - 27.   

1867  Arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon) on this day in history.   

1870  Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age) on May - 27.   

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

1874  On this day in history dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870]   

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

1878  On this day in history australia Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19   

1878  On May - 27 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  On this day in history lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance)   

1881  9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5 on May - 27.   

1881  On May - 27 rudolf Pannwitz, German writer   

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

1883  Czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history bax Brod, composer   

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

1887  On May - 27 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86   

1888  On May - 27 louis Durey, composer   

1891  On this day in history claude Adonai Champagne, composer   

1892  On May - 27 sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan)   

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

1894  Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history british inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector   

1895  On May - 27 marij Kogoj, composer   

1896  255 people are killed when a twister strikes St Louis, Missouri and East St Louis, Illinois on this day in history.   

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1332  On May - 27 birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

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

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on May - 27.   

1595  On this day in history birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.   

0735  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

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  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

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