Historical Events In May - 27

1896  On May - 27 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  On May - 27 allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies  

1897  On this day in history the birth of John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist  

1897  On this day in history john Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951)  

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  On this day in history celius Dougherty, composer  

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1902  On May - 27 jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies  

1903  Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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

1904  National League record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants) on this day in history.  

1904  NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants) on this day in history.  

1905  Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8  

1906  On May - 27 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen  

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

1907  On this day in history bubonic Plague breaks out in San Fransisco  

1907  On May - 27 bubonic Plague breaks out in SF  

1907  On May - 27 felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader  

1908  On May - 27 maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din iss elected the first Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.  

1908  Alex Brown, snooker player on May - 27.  

1909  Isador Goodman, composer on May - 27.  

1910  On May - 27 daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)  

1910  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history john Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle)  

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

1914  On May - 27 hugh Le Caine, composer  

1914  Joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history 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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1332  On this day in history birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)  

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)  

1576  On May - 27 birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)  

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

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

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.  

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

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

1039  On May - 27 dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies  

1178  On May - 27 godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.  

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55