May 27th, 1702

Born on May 27th, 1702

Age in days, weeks and months
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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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

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

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

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

73

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

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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55

Carlo Ginori

Italian noble, politician and entrapreneur (1702-1757)

*January 7th, 1702, Florence †April 11th, 1757, Livorno

59

Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1702-1762)

*June 13th, 1702, Olyka †May 15th, 1762, Niasviž

86

Jack Broughton

British boxer

*November 30th, 1702, London †January 8th, 1789, London

70

Enrique Flórez

Spanish historian

*July 21st, 1702, Valladolid †May 5th, 1773, Madrid

49

Philip Doddridge

English Nonconformist leader, educator, and hymnwriter

*June 26th, 1702, London †October 26th, 1751, Lisbon

35

Nakamikado

Emperor of Japan

*January 14th, 1702, Kyoto †May 10th, 1737, Kyoto

45

Muhammad Shah

Mughal emperor of India

*August 17th, 1702, Fatehpur Sikri †April 26th, 1748, Red Fort

67

Prince Joseph Friedrich Ernst I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1715–1769)

*May 24th, 1702, Sigmaringen †December 8th, 1769, Haigerloch

70

Ehrenreich Gerhard Coldewey

German archivist

*August 7th, 1702, Oldenburg †May 14th, 1773, Aurich

82

Karl Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein

German prince

*April 28th, 1702, Brno †October 24th, 1784, Mikulov

77

Hermann Werner Asseburg

17 Feb 1702 Paderborn - 21 Jun 1779 Hinnenburg

*February 17th, 1702, Paderborn †July 21st, 1779, Schloss Hinnenburg

74

Johann Adam von Ickstatt

German educator

*January 6th, 1702, Vockenhausen †August 17th, 1776, Waldsassen

70

Johann Friedrich Gühling

German author and theologian (1702-1772)

*March 5th, 1702, Chemnitz †May 12th, 1772, Chemnitz

61

Frederick Augustus Rutowsky

German general

*June 19th, 1702, Warsaw †March 16th, 1764, Pillnitz

64

Joseph Aved

French painter (1702-1766)

*January 12th, 1702, Douai †March 4th, 1766, Paris

21

Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg

Princess of Anhalt-Köthen

*January 24th, 1702, Bernburg †April 4th, 1723, Köthen

84

Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German prince

*October 8th, 1702, Hildburghausen †January 14th, 1787, Hildburghausen

62

Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Haugwitz

Austrian politician (1702-1765)

*December 11th, 1702, Chróstnik †August 30th, 1765, Miroslavské Knínice

67

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince and regent

*August 2nd, 1702, Dessau †December 2nd, 1769, Dessau

80

Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Granddaughter of the Great Elector and the daughter of Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*March 2nd, 1702, Berlin †May 7th, 1782, Köpenick Palace

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1702 is a normal year and no leap year.

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