May 27th, 1731

Born on May 27th, 1731

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

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

73

Ibn Khaldun

Arab historiographer and historian (1332–1406)

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

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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78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

70

Martha Washington

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*June 13th, 1731, Chestnut Grove †May 22nd, 1802, Mount Vernon

44

Emanuel Philibert von Waldstein-Wartenberg

(1731-1775)

*February 2nd, 1731, Vienna †May 22nd, 1775, Třebíč

80

Tommaso Antici

Italian cardinal

*May 10th, 1731, Recanati †January 4th, 1812, Recanati

80

William Williams

Signer of the US declaration of Independence (1731-1811)

*April 23rd, 1731, Connecticut †August 2nd, 1811, Connecticut

35

Marie Josèphe of Saxony

Dauphine of France (1731-1767)

*November 4th, 1731, Dresden †March 13th, 1767, Palace of Versailles

62

Karl Abraham von Zedlitz

Prussian civil servant (1731-1793)

*January 4th, 1731, Czarny Bór †March 18th, 1793, Czerńczyce, Wrocław County

75

Sophie von La Roche

German novelist, editor

*December 6th, 1731, Kaufbeuren †February 18th, 1807, Offenbach am Main

71

Johannes Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor

*July 1st, 1731, Copenhagen †December 17th, 1802, Copenhagen

91

Joaquim Machado de Castro

Portuguese artist

*June 19th, 1731, Coimbra †November 17th, 1822, Lisbon

90

Jean-Jacques Castex

French artist

*April 9th, 1731, Toulouse †January 1st, 1822, Paris

32

Gabriela Silang

Filipino insurgent leader

*March 19th, 1731, Santa †September 20th, 1763, Vigan

66

Christian Cannabich

German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister (1731-1798)

*December 28th, 1731, Mannheim †January 20th, 1798, Frankfurt

60

Catharine Macaulay

English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)

*April 2nd, 1731, Wye †June 22nd, 1791, Binfield

76

Jacob Sievers

Baltic German statesman (1731-1808)

*August 19th, 1731, Rakvere †July 23rd, 1808, Livonia

51

Charles Lee

British military diplomat and general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence (1731-1782)

*January 26th, 1731, Cheshire †October 2nd, 1782, Philadelphia

62

Girolamo Tiraboschi

Italian historian, librarian and Jesuit (1731-1794)

*December 18th, 1731, Bergamo †June 3rd, 1794, Modena

68

William Cowper

English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

*November 26th, 1731, Berkhamsted †April 25th, 1800, Dereham

74

Benjamin Banneker

Free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)

*November 9th, 1731, Baltimore County †October 9th, 1806, Oella

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1731 is a normal year and no leap year.

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