Page 4: Historical Events In May - 27

1896  On May - 27 bay District Race Track closes   

1896  On May - 27 the first major tornado to strike urban US (St Louis & E St Louis MO); killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless   

1896  Allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1897  The birth of John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist on May - 27.   

1897  John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951) on May - 27.   

1898  On this day in history arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London   

1900  On this day in history lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa   

1900  On May - 27 lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa   

1902  27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8 on this day in history.   

1902  Celius Dougherty, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies   

1903  On this day in history queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam   

1903  On May - 27 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75   

1904  On May - 27 national League record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants)   

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 this day in history.   

1906  On May - 27 robert Shone, director-general (NEDC)   

1907  On May - 27 bubonic Plague breaks out in San Fransisco   

1907  On May - 27 bubonic Plague breaks out in SF   

1907  On this day in history felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader   

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 May - 27.   

1909  Isador Goodman, composer on May - 27.   

1910  On this day in history daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)   

1910  On May - 27 robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies   

1911  The birth of Vincent Price, American film actor on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate   

1912  John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle) on this day in history.   

1913  Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England) on May - 27.   

1914  On May - 27 hugh Le Caine, composer   

1914  On this day in history joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies   

1915  SS Aguila, a Yeoward Bros. ship, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat 47 miles south-west of the Smalls Lighthouse on May - 27.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on May - 27.   

0366  On this day in history death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

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

0927  On this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  On this day in history 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  On May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55