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  On May - 27 the first full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field VA   

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

1933  Austrian communist party banned on May - 27.   

1933  On May - 27 century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago   

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 May - 27 walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released   

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

1935  On May - 27 supreme Court declares FDR's National Recovery Act unconstitutional   

1935  On May - 27 the U S Supreme Court strikes down the National Industrial Recovery Act   

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  On this day in history the Queen Mary, sailing for the Cunard line, left England on its maiden voyage   

1936  RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, dedicated   

1937  On this day in history carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)   

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

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

1939  Joseph Roth, Austria journalist (Fluctuate ohne Ende), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1940  The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins on this day in history.   

1941  Allied troops begin evacuating Kreta on May - 27.   

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

1941  On May - 27 german battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force   

1941  On this day in history the German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France   

1941  AH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 27 dorie Miller, awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor   

1942  Hitler orders 10,000 Czechoslovakians murdered on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history top German Nazi Reinhard Heydrich is shot & mortally wounded in Prague   

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

1943  On May - 27 uS forbids racial discrimination in war industry   

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

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  On this day in history death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.   

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  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on May - 27.   

1444  On this day in history 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