Page 4: Historical Events In May - 27
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1896 On this day in history bay District Race Track closes
1896 The first major tornado to strike urban US (St Louis & E St Louis MO); killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless on May - 27.
1896 Allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies on this day in history.
1897 The birth of John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist on this day in history.
1897 On May - 27 john Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951)
1898 On May - 27 arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London
1900 On May - 27 lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa
1900 Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa on this day in history.
1902 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8 on May - 27.
1902 Celius Dougherty, composer on this day in history.
1902 On this day in history jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies
1903 Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam on May - 27.
1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 on this day in history.
1904 National League record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants) on May - 27.
1904 On this day in history nL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
1905 Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima on May - 27.
1905 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8 on this day in history.
1906 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen on May - 27.
1906 On May - 27 robert Shone, director-general (NEDC)
1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Fransisco on May - 27.
1907 On this day in history bubonic Plague breaks out in SF
1907 Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader on this day in history.
1908 Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din iss elected the first Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on this day in history.
1908 Alex Brown, snooker player on this day in history.
1909 On May - 27 isador Goodman, composer
1910 Daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons) on this day in history.
1910 On May - 27 robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies
1911 On May - 27 the birth of Vincent Price, American film actor
1911 Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate on May - 27.
1912 John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle) on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England)
1914 On this day in history hugh Le Caine, composer
1914 Joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies on May - 27.
1915 On May - 27 sS Aguila, a Yeoward Bros. ship, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat 47 miles south-west of the Smalls Lighthouse.
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