Page 6: Historical Events In May - 27

1930  On May - 27 widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest   

1931  Piccard & Knipfer make first flight into stratosphere, by balloon; first use of pressurized cabin in a balloon on this day in history.   

1931  The first full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field VA on this day in history.   

1931  On May - 27 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field Va   

1933  Austrian communist party banned on this day in history.   

1933  Century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago on this day in history.   

1933  Federal Securities Act signed on this day in history.   

1933  The Academy-Award-winning animated short The Three Little Pigs, is released by young animator Walt Disney on May - 27.   

1933  On this day in history walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released   

1934  Meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam street hawker, dies on May - 27.   

1935  Supreme Court declares FDR's National Recovery Act unconstitutional on May - 27.   

1935  The U S Supreme Court strikes down the National Industrial Recovery Act on this day in history.   

1935  Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional on this day in history.   

1936  The birth of Lou Gossett Jr, American film actor on May - 27.   

1936  The Queen Mary, sailing for the Cunard line, left England on its maiden voyage on May - 27.   

1936  RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage on May - 27.   

1937  Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, dedicated on this day in history.   

1937  Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936) on May - 27.   

1938  On this day in history bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of England season, earliest to do so   

1938  Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of Eng season, earliest to do so on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history joseph Roth, Austria journalist (Fluctuate ohne Ende), dies at 44   

1940  British & French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) on May - 27.   

1940  The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins on May - 27.   

1941  On May - 27 allied troops begin evacuating Kreta   

1941  FDR proclaimes an "unlimited national emergency" due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor on May - 27.   

1941  German battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 27 the German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France   

1941  AH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76 on May - 27.   

1942  Dorie Miller, awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 27 hitler orders 10,000 Czechoslovakians murdered   

1942  Italian army begin siege of French western Fort Bir Hachim on this day in history.   

1942  Top German Nazi Reinhard Heydrich is shot & mortally wounded in Prague on May - 27.   

1943  French defiance under Jean Moulin meets secretly in Paris on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history uS forbids racial discrimination in war industry   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.   

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

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on May - 27.   

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

1623  On May - 27 birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

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 May - 27 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  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.   

1178  On May - 27 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 this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55