What happened this day in history May 27

What are the important events that happened on May 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 27: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 27 is the 148th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 218 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 14, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,716,768,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatetracontaoctagon’ day.

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 247 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,175 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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May 27 Historical Events

  • 1813
    War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.
  • 1863
    American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
  • 1927
    The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
  • 1933
    New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
  • 1958
    The F-4 Phantom II makes its first flight.
  • 1967
    The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
  • 1995
    In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition.
  • 1996
    First Chechnya War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
  • 1997
    The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Paula Jones can pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he is in office.
  • 2006
    The May 2006 Java earthquake strikes at 5:53:58 am local time (22:53:58 UTC May 26) devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta killing over 6,600 people.

Who were born on May 27?

  • 1911
    Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
  • 1934
    Harlan Ellison, American author
  • 1935
    Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (d. 1976)
  • 1948
    Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
  • 1962
    Steven Brill, American film writer and director
  • 1971
    Lee Sharpe, English Footballer
  • 1971
    Lisa Lopes, American singer (TLC) (d. 2002)
  • 1975
    Jamie Oliver, English chef and television personality
  • 1982
    Michael de Grussa, Australian Singer/Songwriter
  • 1990
    Chris Colfer, American actor

Who died on May 27?

  • 1661
    Archibald Campbell, Scottish religious dissident (b. 1607)
  • 1797
    François-Noël Babeuf, French revolutionary (b. 1760)
  • 1967
    Ernst Niekisch, German politician (b. 1889)
  • 1969
    Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (b. 1926)
  • 1992
    Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (b. 1890)
  • 1994
    Charles Rodman Campbell, Executed American rapist and killer (b. 1954)
  • 2000
    Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player (b. 1921)
  • 2006
    Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor (b. 1944)
  • 2006
    Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
  • 2009
    Sir William Refshauge, Australian public health administrator (b. 1913)

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