Page 5: Historical Events In May - 27

1916  Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in the Bronx.   

1916  Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in Bronx   

1916  Norman Griggs, VP (Building Society Association)   

1916  Joseph S Gallieni, General/military governor of Paris, dies.   

1917  Race riot in East St Louis IL, 1 black killed.   

1917  Race riot in East St Louis Illinois, 1 black killed   

1918  Battle of Aisne.   

1918  Yasuhiro Nakasone, premier of Japan (1982-87).   

1918  Henry Adams, US literature historian (Esther), dies at 80.   

1919  Charles Strite patents pop-up toaster   

1919  Navy NC-4 completes trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, Portugal   

1919  The fist transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days.   

1919  1st transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days   

1919  Kam Fong, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-0)   

1920  Tatar ASSR is established in Russian SFSR.   

1920  Tatar ASSR forms in Russian SFSR   

1920  Michael Webster, CEO (DRG)   

1921  Afghanistan gains sovereignty   

1921  Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty (1960)   

1922  Christopher Lee, British born film actor is born   

1922  Christopher Lee, London England, actor (Hound of Baskervilles)   

1923  Henry Kissinger, American politician is born   

1923  Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State (1973-77)/Nobel Peace Prize (1973).   

1925  John Moberly, diplomat   

1925  Ed McKeever, pres (Bkln Dodgers), dies of pneumonia   

1926  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56)   

1927  Japanese military intervention in Chinese civil war.   

1927  Thomas Masaryk elected Czechoslovakian president   

1927  Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman (Mirror Group).   

1929  2nd Ryder Cup Britain-Ireland, 7-5 at Moortown, England   

1930  Richard Drew invents masking tape   

1930  Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest.   

1931  Piccard and Knipfer make inaugural flight into stratosphere, by balloon; inaugural use of pressurized cabin in a balloon.   

1931  The inaugural full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field VA   

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1332  Ibn khaldun: Tunis, arab historian/sociologist (muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo mei: Italian historian   

1576  Caspar schoppe: German scholar   

1595  Benedictus carpzovius: [benedikt carpzov], german lawyer   

1601  Antoine daniel: Jesuit missionary and martyr   

1623  William petty: English scientist and philosopher   

1626  William ii: Prince of orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-antoine: Cardinal de noailles, french cardinal   

0366  Procopius: Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Bede: English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  Death of Ordono i: King of asturia (850-66),   

0927  Symeon: Czar of bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  Dirk iii hierosolymita: Count of holland,   

1178  Godfried van rhenen: Bishop of utrecht,   

1444  John beaufort: 1st duke of somerset, english military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  Ludovico sforza [il moro]: Italian duke of milan,