May 27th, 1687

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Born on May 27th, 1687 – 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 1687)

Born on May 27th, 1687

Weekday

Tuesday

May 27th, 1687 was a Tuesday.

Age

337

People born on May 27th, 1687 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 337 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1687 - June 21st, 1687

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 123,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 878 days, exactly on November 26th, 2026, people who were born on May 27th, 1687 will be 124,000 days old!

123,122 Days

17,588 Weeks

4,045 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

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 to include Indigenous Australians in population counts for constitutional purposes and to allow the federal government to make special laws affecting them in states.

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.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

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

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

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

Brunette

Armenian singer-songwriter

*May 27th, 2001, Yerevan

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

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Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

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

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

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

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

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 1687

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

Johann Gottfried Borlach

German engineer (1687-1768)

*May 24th, 1687, Dresden †July 4th, 1768, Bad Kösen

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

Robert Simson

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

*October 14th, 1687, West Kilbride †October 1st, 1768, Glasgow

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

Johann Balthasar Bernhold

*May 3rd, 1687, Burgsalach †February 15th, 1769, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

Jean Henri Desmercières

*May 8th, 1687, Paris †March 8th, 1778, Copenhagen

Prince Johan Willem Friso I, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1687-1711)

*August 4th, 1687, Dessau †July 14th, 1711, Moerdijk

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Prussian royal consort of Frederick William I

*March 16th, 1687, Hanover †June 28th, 1757, Monbijou Palace

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

Johann Balthasar Neumann

German engineer and architect

*January 27th, 1687, Cheb †August 19th, 1753, Würzburg

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.MDCLXXXVII

27.5.1687

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1687

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May 27th, 1687

Born on May 27th, 1687

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 123,000 days old!

123,122 Days

17,588 Weeks

4,045 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 to include Indigenous Australians in population counts for constitutional purposes and to allow the federal government to make special laws affecting them in states.

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 Project Y, 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 1687

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

27.5.1687

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Calendar
May 1687

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