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May 27

A look at May 27 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Maria Walliser and Adam Carolla, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2006

    2006 Yogyakarta earthquake

    The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.

    Earthquake in Java, Indonesia
  2. 1967

    1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals)

    Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census.

    1967 constitutional referendum on
  3. 1958

    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

    First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.

    Fighter aircraft family developed
  4. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  5. 1935

    Supreme Court of the United States

    New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).

    Highest court of jurisdiction
  6. 1930

    Chrysler Building

    The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.

    Office skyscraper in Manhattan,
  7. 1915

    HMS Princess Irene

    HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives.

    5,394 GRT ocean liner
  8. 1799

    War of the Second Coalition

    War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.

    Second war on revolutionary
  9. 1644

    Manchu people

    Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.

    East Asian ethnic group
  10. 1153

    Malcolm IV of Scotland

    Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.

    King of Alba from
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Famous birthday twins

Born on May 27

Maria Walliser

b. 1963

Swiss skier

Adam Carolla

b. 1964

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Ibn Khaldun

b. 1332

Tunisian historian and theologian

Emperor Dezong of Tang

b. 742

Emperor of Tang China from 779 to 805

Paul Gascoigne

b. 1967

English international footballer, coach, and manager

Francis Beaufort

b. 1774

Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy

Max Brod

b. 1884

Czech journalist, author, and composer

Harun Erdenay

b. 1968

Turkish basketball player and coach

Deaths

  • 2012Friedrich Hirzebruch, German mathematician and academic
  • 2008Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier
  • 1964Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India
  • 1941Günther Lütjens, German admiral
  • 1910Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1564John Calvin, French pastor and theologian

Holidays & observances

  • —Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
  • —Children's Day (Nigeria)
  • —Christian feast day: Augustine of Canterbury
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Lojze Grozde
  • —Christian feast day: Bruno of Würzburg
  • —Christian feast day: Eutropius of Orange
  • —Christian feast day: Hildebert
  • —Christian feast day: Julius the Veteran

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