Page 3: Historical Events In May - 27

1856  On this day in history doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning   

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 this day in history.   

1863  Siege of Port Hudson LA on May - 27.   

1863  On this day in history edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31   

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

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia   

1867  On May - 27 the birth of Arnold Bennett, English novelist   

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

1870  On May - 27 lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age)   

1871  On May - 27 georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre)   

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

1878  Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49 on May - 27.   

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

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

1881  Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer on this day in history.   

1882  10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5 on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow   

1884  Bax Brod, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history louis Durey, composer   

1891  On May - 27 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  On May - 27 dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)   

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

1895  Marij Kogoj, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1519  On May - 27 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  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

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

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on May - 27.   

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

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on this day in history.   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1444  On this day in history 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