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On This Day · The 147th day of the year

May 27

May 27's record stretches 853 years, from 1153 to 2006. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Gemini is the sign for May 27 — read more on the Gemini page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 27?

May 27 is the 147th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1153 and 2006. Famous people born on May 27 include Maria Walliser, Adam Carolla and Ibn Khaldun.

Released on May 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Backrooms
  • Game 007 First Light
  • Movie 7 Dogs
  • TV My 2 Cents

2025

  • Game Cattle Country

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1153

    Malcolm IV of Scotland

  2. 1644

    Manchu people

  3. 1799

    War of the Second Coalition

  4. 1915

    HMS Princess Irene

  5. 1930

    Chrysler Building

  6. 1935

    Supreme Court of the United States

  7. 1940

    World War II

  8. 1958

    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

  9. 1967

    1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals)

  10. 2006

    2006 Yogyakarta earthquake

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 27

Maria Walliser

b. 1963

Adam Carolla

b. 1964

Ibn Khaldun

b. 1332

Emperor Dezong of Tang

b. 742

Paul Gascoigne

b. 1967

Francis Beaufort

b. 1774

Max Brod

b. 1884

Harun Erdenay

b. 1968

Deaths

  • 2012Friedrich Hirzebruch
  • 2008Franz Künstler
  • 1964Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 1941Günther Lütjens
  • 1910Robert Koch
  • 1564John Calvin

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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