May 27th, 1596

Born on May 27th, 1596

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 156,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 706 days, exactly on April 3rd, 2026, people who were born on May 27th, 1596 will be 157,000 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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

73

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

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

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

29

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

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

71

Benedikt Carpzov

Human (1595-1666)

*May 27th, 1595, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †August 30th, 1666, Leipzig

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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53

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

*March 31st, 1596, Descartes †February 11th, 1650, Stockholm City

49

Michael I of Russia

Russian Tsar

*July 12th, 1596, Moscow †July 13th, 1645, Moscow

70

James Shirley

English writer (1596–1666)

*September 1st, 1596, London †October 1st, 1666, London

64

John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Prince of Anhalf-Dessau

*September 7th, 1596, Dessau †September 15th, 1660, Dessau

90

Constantijn Huygens

Dutch writer, poet and composer (1596-1687)

*September 4th, 1596, The Hague †March 28th, 1687, The Hague

61

Bertuccio Valiero

Doge of Venice (1596-1658)

*July 1st, 1596, Venice †March 29th, 1658, Venice

65

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

Electress consort of the Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662)

*August 19th, 1596, Fife †February 13th, 1662, London

72

Pietro da Cortona

Italian painter and architect of the High Baroque (1596-1669)

*November 1st, 1596, Cortona †May 16th, 1669, Rome

84

Emperor Go-Mizunoo

Emperor of Japan from 1611 to 1629

*June 29th, 1596, Kyoto †September 11th, 1680, Kyoto

36

Frederick V of the Palatinate

Elector Palatine (1610–23), and King of Bohemia (1619–20), the Winter King

*August 26th, 1596, Deinschwang †November 29th, 1632, Mainz

87

Nicola Amati

Italian luthier from Cremona

*December 3rd, 1596, Cremona †August 12th, 1684, Cremona

77

Joachim Carstens

German judge

*August 3rd, 1596, Salzwedel †November 11th, 1673, Lübeck

44

Johan Banér

Swedish Field Marshal (1596-1641)

*June 23rd, 1596, Djursholm †May 10th, 1641, Halberstadt

77

Joan Blaeu

Dutch cartographer (1596-1673)

*September 23rd, 1596, Alkmaar †December 28th, 1673, Amsterdam

77

Ebba Brahe

Swedish noble

*March 16th, 1596, Västergötland †January 5th, 1674, Stockholm

61

Jacob van Campen

Painter and architect from the Northern Netherlands (1596-1657)

*February 2nd, 1596, Haarlem †September 13th, 1657, Amersfoort

63

Peter Wtewael

Dutch painter (1596-1660)

*June 5th, 1596, Utrecht †January 16th, 1660, Utrecht

77

Leonaert Bramer

17th century Dutch artist known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings (1596-1674)

*December 24th, 1596, Delft †January 31st, 1674, Delft

29

Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Duchess of Mecklenburg-Gütsrow

*March 23rd, 1596, Kassel †December 16th, 1625, Güstrow

69

Jean Bolland

Belgian Jesuit and hagiographer

*August 18th, 1596, Julémont †September 12th, 1665, Antwerp

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Leap year

Yes: 1596 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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