May 27th, 1502

Born on May 27th, 1502

Age in days, weeks and months
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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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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?

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

73

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

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

55

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

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

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

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

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

90

Wenche Lowzow

Norwegian teacher and politician

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

79

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

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

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83

Gregory XIII

Pope from 1572 to 1585

*January 1st, 1502, Bologna †April 10th, 1585, Rome

71

Damião de Góis

Portuguese philosopher

*February 2nd, 1502, Alenquer †January 30th, 1574, Alenquer

49

John Leland

English poet and antiquary

*September 13th, 1502, London †April 18th, 1552, London

52

Christian Egenolff

German printer

*July 26th, 1502, Hadamar †February 9th, 1555, Frankfurt

55

John III of Portugal

King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557)

*June 7th, 1502, São Jorge Castle †June 11th, 1557, Ribeira Palace

67

Anton Lauterbach

German theologian (1502-1569)

*January 13th, 1502, Stolpen †July 18th, 1569, Pirna

48

Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Flemish painter painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries (1502-1550)

*August 14th, 1502, Aalst †December 6th, 1550, City of Brussels

41

Susanna of Bavaria

German noble, House of Wittelsbach

*April 2nd, 1502, Munich †April 23rd, 1543, Neuburg an der Donau

65

Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess consort of Pomerania (1502-1568)

*December 6th, 1502, Celle †November 6th, 1568, Szczecin

80

Xu Jie

Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68547

*November 30th, 1502, Zhejiang †November 30th, 1582, Shanghai

56

Otto Henry

Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559

*April 10th, 1502, Amberg †February 12th, 1559, Heidelberg

30

Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 to 1532

*September 14th, 1502, Zweibrücken †December 3rd, 1532, Zweibrücken

28

Philibert of Châlon

French nobleman

*March 18th, 1502, Lons-le-Saunier †June 3rd, 1530, Gavinana

98

Sebastian de Aparicio

Beatified Franciscan

*January 20th, 1502, A Gudiña †February 25th, 1600, Puebla City

73

Pierino Belli

16th-century Italian soldier and jurist, an authority on the law of war who is considered an authority and one of the founders of modern international law

*March 20th, 1502, Alba †December 31st, 1575, Turin

68

Francesco Corteccia

Italian composer (1502-1571)

*July 27th, 1502, Florence †June 7th, 1571, Florence

72

Georg Major

German theologian

*April 25th, 1502, Nuremberg †November 28th, 1574, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony

Saxon princess

*March 6th, 1502, Marburg †December 6th, 1557, Schmalkalden

48

Nicolaus Medler

German theologian

*October 15th, 1502, Hof †August 24th, 1551, Bernburg

78

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval

Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (1502–1580)

*June 26th, 1502, Hondarribia †September 22nd, 1580, Seville

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No: With 365 days 1502 is a normal year and no leap year.

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