May 27th, 1551

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Born on May 27th, 1551 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 27th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 27th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1551)

Born on May 27th, 1551

Weekday

Sunday

May 27th, 1551 was a Sunday.

Age

472

People born on May 27th, 1551 will turn 473 this year (2024), in exactly 34 days .

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1551 - June 21st, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 273 days, exactly on January 21st, 2025, people who were born on May 27th, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,727 Days

24,675 Weeks

5,674 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

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Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

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

Wenche Lowzow

Norwegian teacher and politician

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

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

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

Kip Niven

American actor and theatre director (1945-2019)

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

Same year
Born in 1551

Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud

William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz

Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague

Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore

Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen

Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris

Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven

Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle

Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg

Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome

Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague

Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin

Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice

Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence

Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz

Michael Triller

*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 27th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVII.V.MDLI

27.5.1551

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1551

May 1551

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May 27th, 1551

Born on May 27th, 1551

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 172,000 days old!

172,727 Days

24,675 Weeks

5,674 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 27th?

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 27th

Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)

Children's Day (Nigeria)

Augustine of Canterbury

Blessed Lojze Grozde

Bruno of Würzburg

Eutropius of Orange

Hildebert

Julius the Veteran

May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Mother's Day (Bolivia)

Navy Day (Japan)

Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin)

Start of National Reconciliation Week (Australia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

27.5.1551

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Calendar
May 1551

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18		1	2	3	4	5	6
19	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
20	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
22	28	29	30	31