Page 6: Historical Events In May - 27

1930  Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest on May - 27.   

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

1931  On this day in history the first full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field VA   

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

1933  Austrian communist party banned on May - 27.   

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

1933  On this day in history federal Securities Act signed   

1933  The Academy-Award-winning animated short The Three Little Pigs, is released by young animator Walt Disney on this day in history.   

1933  Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released on May - 27.   

1934  On this day in history meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam street hawker, dies   

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

1935  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1936  The Queen Mary, sailing for the Cunard line, left England on its maiden voyage on this day in history.   

1936  On May - 27 rMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage   

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

1937  On May - 27 carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)   

1938  Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of England season, earliest to do so on May - 27.   

1938  On May - 27 bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of Eng season, earliest to do so   

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 this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins   

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 this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history 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  On May - 27 aH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76   

1942  On this day in history dorie Miller, awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor   

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

1942  On this day in history italian army begin siege of French western Fort Bir Hachim   

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 May - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.   

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  On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

1623  On this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on this day in history.   

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

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on this day in history.   

1039  On this day in history dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

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

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