May 27th, 1278

Born on May 27th, 1278

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 272,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 559 days, exactly on November 7th, 2025, people who were born on May 27th, 1278 will be 273,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 27th?

May 27th, 2006

An earthquake registering 6.4 Mw struck near the city of Yogyakarta on the southern side of the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,700 people.

May 27th, 1995

Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the day.

May 27th, 1983

An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven people.

May 27th, 1975

The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32 people.

May 27th, 1967

Australians voted overwhelmingly for the number of Indigenous Australians to be included in population counts for constitutional purposes and for the federal government to make laws for their benefit.

May 27th, 1963

American singer Bob Dylan (pictured) released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant number of original songs.

May 27th, 1962

A fire at a landfill in Centralia, Pennsylvania, spread to an abandoned coal mine, where it continues burning today.

May 27th, 1958

The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force, made its first flight.

May 27th, 1954

The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.

May 27th, 1941

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V and supporting cruisers.

May 27th, 1940

World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German forces.

May 27th, 1937

The Golden Gate Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge by span, opened between San Francisco and Marin County, California.

May 27th, 1935

The United States Supreme Court ruled in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States that the National Industrial Recovery Act, a major component of the New Deal, was unconstitutional.

May 27th, 1923

French drivers André Lagache and René Léonard completed the most laps during the first edition of the sports car race the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

May 27th, 1917

Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin canon law.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 27th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 27th?

73

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

*May 27th, 1332, Tunis †March 17th, 1406, Cairo

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

20

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

33

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

31

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

29

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

90

Wenche Lowzow

Norwegian teacher and politician

*May 27th, 1926, Oslo †September 24th, 2016, Geilo

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

*May 27th, 1850, Lekkende †May 5th, 1933, Aalholm

79

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

73

Kip Niven

American actor and theatre director (1945-2019)

*May 27th, 1945, Kansas City †May 6th, 2019, Kansas City

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

68

Richard Schiff

American actor and director

*May 27th, 1955, Bethesda

69

Lawrence M. Krauss

American particle physicist and cosmologist

*May 27th, 1954, New York City

26

Leonie Beck

German swimmer

*May 27th, 1997, Augsburg

75

Thomas Ahrens

West German rower

*May 27th, 1948, Mölln

66

Bruce Furniss

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champions, former world record-holder

*May 27th, 1957, Fresno

50

Tana Umaga

New Zealand rugby league footballer, and rugby union footballer and coach

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

43

Craig Buntin

Figure skater

*May 27th, 1980, North Vancouver

55

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

*May 27th, 1850, Schnepfenthal †April 4th, 1906, Magdeburg

42

Florian Post

German politician

*May 27th, 1981, Neustadt an der Waldnaab

36

Bora Paçun

Turkish basketball player

*May 27th, 1987, İzmir

71

Bernard Fresson

French actor (1931–2002)

*May 27th, 1931, Reims †October 20th, 2002, Paris

53

Michele Bartoli

Italian cyclist

*May 27th, 1970, Pisa

86

Gérard Klein

French science fiction writer and economist

*May 27th, 1937, Neuilly-sur-Seine

66

Dashiell Hammett

American writer

*May 27th, 1894, Baltimore †January 10th, 1961, New York City

52

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

*May 27th, 1971, Shepherd's Bush

30

Ivar Slik

Cyclist

*May 27th, 1993, Nigtevecht

48

Jamie Oliver

British chef and media personality

*May 27th, 1975, Clavering

24

Fabian Barański

Polish rower

*May 27th, 1999, Włocławek

68

Peter Burrows

Bishop of Doncaster; Archdeacon of Leeds

*May 27th, 1955, Derby

62

Eugene Melnyk

Canadian sports businessman

*May 27th, 1959, Toronto †March 28th, 2022

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Public holidays on May 27th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1278 is a normal year and no leap year.

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