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

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  On May - 27 siege of Port Hudson LA   

1863  On May - 27 edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31   

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

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

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

1867  Arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon) on May - 27.   

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

1871  Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre) on this day in history.   

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

1876  Joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer on May - 27.   

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

1883  On May - 27 czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow   

1884  On this day in history 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  Louis Durey, composer on this day in history.   

1891  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on May - 27.   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.   

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

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on this day in history.   

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