May 27th, 1563

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Born on May 27th, 1563 – 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 1563)

Born on May 27th, 1563

Weekday

Monday

May 27th, 1563 was a Monday.

Age

460

People born on May 27th, 1563 will turn 461 this year (2024), in exactly 29 days .

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1563 - June 21st, 1563

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 651 days, exactly on February 8th, 2026, people who were born on May 27th, 1563 will be 169,000 days old!

168,349 Days

24,049 Weeks

5,531 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

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

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

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

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

Johann Adam von Bicken

Archbishop-Elector

*May 27th, 1564, Netphen †January 11th, 1604, Aschaffenburg

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

Same year
Born in 1563

Adam Theodor Siber

German linguist (1563-1616)

*February 6th, 1563, Grimma †January 5th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Wanli Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1563-1620)

*September 4th, 1563, Beijing †August 18th, 1620, Beijing

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

English Earl (1563-1612)

*June 1st, 1563, Westminster †May 24th, 1612, Marlborough

John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels

German Count, steward and secret council of Frederick V of the Palatinate (1563-1623)

*March 5th, 1563, Braunfels †May 14th, 1623, The Hague

Guru Arjan

The fifth Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606)

*April 15th, 1563, Goindwal Sahib †May 30th, 1606, Lahore

Mutio Vitelleschi

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*December 2nd, 1563, Rome †February 9th, 1645, Rome

Francisco Pacheco

Spanish painter and teacher (1564-1644)

*November 30th, 1563, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †November 30th, 1643, Seville

Abraham Suarinus

*January 1st, 1563, Schkeuditz †January 1st, 1615

Countess Anna of Nassau

Countess of Nassau (1563-1588)

*November 5th, 1563, Breda †June 13th, 1588, Franeker

Sophie of Württemberg

German princess, duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1563-1590)

*November 20th, 1563, Stuttgart †July 21st, 1590, Vacha

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

English noble and diplomat (1563-1626)

*November 19th, 1563, Kent †July 13th, 1626, Kent

Francis Caracciolo

Italian Catholic priest

*October 13th, 1563, Villa Santa Maria †June 4th, 1608, Agnone

Orazio Gentileschi

Italian painter (1563-1639)

*July 19th, 1563, Pisa †February 7th, 1639, London

Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Duchess of Hunters Village

*October 30th, 1563, Celle †January 14th, 1639, Nuremberg

Elisabeth of Anhalt

Electress of Brandenburg

*September 15th, 1563, Zerbst †November 8th, 1607, Krosno Odrzańskie

John Christopher of Westerstetten

German bishop (1563-1637)

*January 6th, 1563, Wasseralfingen †July 28th, 1637, Eichstätt

Johann Bacmeister

German physician and university teacher (1563-1631)

*December 14th, 1563, Rostock †December 5th, 1631, Rostock

Dorothea of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1563-1587)

*October 4th, 1563, Dresden †February 13th, 1587, Wolfenbüttel

Jodocus Hondius I

Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer (1563–1612)

*October 24th, 1563, Wakken †February 12th, 1612, Amsterdam

Agnes of Limburg-Styrum

Abbess of Elten, Vreden, Borghorst and Freckenhorst

*September 18th, 1563, Kasteel De Wildenborch †January 2nd, 1645, Vreden

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.MDLXIII

27.5.1563

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1563 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1563

May 1563

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May 27th, 1563

Born on May 27th, 1563

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 168,000 days old!

168,349 Days

24,049 Weeks

5,531 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

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

Same year Born in 1563

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

27.5.1563

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Calendar
May 1563

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