May 27th, 1528

Born on May 27th, 1528

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 877 days, exactly on September 13th, 2026, people who were born on May 27th, 1528 will be 182,000 days old!

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

73

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

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

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

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

73

Kip Niven

American actor and theatre director (1945-2019)

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

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63

Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu

English politician (1528-1592)

*November 29th, 1528, England †October 19th, 1592, West Horsley

32

Petrus Lotichius Secundus

German Neo-Latin Poet (1528-1560)

*November 2nd, 1528, Schlüchtern †November 7th, 1560, Heidelberg

71

Francisco Guerrero

Spanish composer of the Renaissance

*October 4th, 1528, Seville †November 8th, 1599, Seville

59

Qi Jiguang

Ming Dynasty general

*November 17th, 1528, Shandong †January 5th, 1588

74

Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress

Holy Roman empress (1528-1603)

*June 21st, 1528, Madrid †February 26th, 1603, Convent of Las Descalzas Reales

44

Jeanne d'Albret

Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572

*January 7th, 1528, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 9th, 1572, Paris

52

Emanuele Filiberto I, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580

*July 8th, 1528, Chambéry †August 30th, 1580, Turin

47

Diogo de Payva de Andrada

Portuguese theologian/16th century

*July 26th, 1528, Coimbra †December 1st, 1575, Lisbon

75

Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

Duke of Brunswick-Harburg (1549-1603)

*September 25th, 1528, Celle †October 26th, 1603, Harburg

56

Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German duke

*August 10th, 1528, Dassel †November 17th, 1584, Pavia

62

Archduchess Anna of Austria

Duchess of Bavaria (1528-1590)

*July 7th, 1528, Prague †October 16th, 1590, Munich

47

Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga

Spanish politician

*August 25th, 1528, Molins de Rei †March 5th, 1576, Brussels metropolitan area

51

Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria

*February 29th, 1528, Munich †October 24th, 1579, Munich

61

Jakob Andreae

German lutheran theologian

*March 25th, 1528, Waiblingen †January 7th, 1590, Tübingen

57

Adam Lonitzer

German physician and botanist (1528-1586)

*October 10th, 1528, Marburg †May 29th, 1586, Frankfurt

35

Matthäus Judex

German theologian (1528-1564)

*September 22nd, 1528, Dippoldiswalde †May 15th, 1564, Rostock

76

Domingo Báñez

Spanish Dominican and Scholastic theologian

*February 29th, 1528, Medina del Campo †October 22nd, 1604, Medina del Campo

75

Cyriacus Spangenberg

German theologian and historian

*June 7th, 1528, Nordhausen †February 16th, 1604, Strasbourg

60

Petrus Peckius the Elder

Jurist and one of the first to write about international maritime law

*November 30th, 1528, Zierikzee †July 16th, 1589, Mechelen

31

Jaroslav z Pernštejna

Czech nobleman

*November 14th, 1528, Moravský Krumlov †July 27th, 1560, Italy

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Leap year

Yes: 1528 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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