May 27th, 1750

Born on May 27th, 1750

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What happened on May 27th?

May 27th, 2014

The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed.

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.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

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 27th

Same year
Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

50

Lorenzo Mascheroni

Italian mathematician (*1750 – †1800)

*May 13th, 1750, Bergamo †July 14th, 1800, Paris

86

Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837)

*October 8th, 1750, Vara †January 20th, 1837, Uppsala

66

Ignacio María de Álava y Sáenz de Navarrete

Spanish naval commander

*October 24th, 1750, Vitoria-Gasteiz †May 26th, 1817, Chiclana de la Frontera

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

64

Joanna Southcott

English religious leader (1750-1814)

*April 25th, 1750, Devon †December 27th, 1814, London

52

Johann Gottfried Brügelmann

German entrepreneur

*January 1st, 1750, Elberfeld †December 27th, 1802, Ratingen

81

John Trumbull

American poet

*April 24th, 1750, Watertown †May 11th, 1831, Detroit

92

Kaspar Heinrich von Sierstorpff

Founder of Bad Driburg, botanist & art collector (1750-1842)

*January 1st, 1750, Hildesheim †January 1st, 1842, Brunswick

85

Etienne Fallot de Beaumont

French archbishop and politician (1750-1835)

*April 1st, 1750, Avignon †October 27th, 1835, Paris

52

Cornelis Ignatius Branger

Dutch politician (1750-1803)

*October 14th, 1750, Amsterdam †February 8th, 1803, Amsterdam

83

René Louiche Desfontaines

French botanist (1750-1833)

*February 14th, 1750, Tremblay †November 16th, 1833, Paris

51

Frederick Muhlenberg

American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1750-1801)

*January 1st, 1750, Trappe †June 4th, 1801, Lancaster

92

Pehr Frigel

Swedish composer and librarian

*September 2nd, 1750, Kalmar †November 24th, 1842, Stockholm

67

Thomas Posey

American politician (1750-1818)

*July 9th, 1750, Fairfax County †March 19th, 1818, Shawneetown

73

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

British politician (1750-1823)

*January 10th, 1750, Edinburgh †November 17th, 1823, Almondell and Calderwood Country Park

79

Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa

Austrian archduchess (1750-1829)

*April 7th, 1750, Modena †November 14th, 1829, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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