May 27th, 1771

Born on May 27th, 1771

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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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.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 1771

34

Mungo Park

Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent

*September 11th, 1771, Scotland †January 1st, 1806, Bussa

61

Walter Scott

Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)

*August 15th, 1771, Edinburgh †September 21st, 1832, Abbotsford House

44

Paul Ludwig Simon

German architect and scientist (1771-1815)

*January 12th, 1771, Berlin †February 14th, 1815, Berlin

80

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)

*December 25th, 1771, Paris †April 26th, 1852, Paris

87

Robert Owen

British textile manufacturer and social reformer, 1771–1858

*May 14th, 1771, Newtown †November 17th, 1858, Newtown

80

Jeremiah Morrow

American politician (1771-1852)

*October 6th, 1771, Gettysburg †March 22nd, 1852, Lebanon

82

James Montgomery

British poet and writer (1771–1854)

*November 4th, 1771, Irvine †April 30th, 1854, Sheffield

34

Thomas Wedgwood

British photographic experimentor

*May 14th, 1771, Staffordshire †July 10th, 1805, Dorset

80

Ernst August II of Hanover

King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851

*June 5th, 1771, Buckingham Palace †November 18th, 1851, Hanover

39

Charles Brockden Brown

American novelist, historian and editor (1771-1810)

*January 17th, 1771, Philadelphia †February 22nd, 1810, Philadelphia

69

Emperor Kōkaku

Emperor of Japan from 1780 to 1817

*September 23rd, 1771, Kyoto †December 11th, 1840, Kyoto

62

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar

Second Qajar shah of Iran (1797–1834).

*November 30th, 1771, Damghan †October 23rd, 1834, Isfahan

30

Xavier Bichat

French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)

*November 14th, 1771, Thoirette †July 22nd, 1802, Paris

62

Alois Senefelder

German actor and inventor of lithography

*November 6th, 1771, Prague †February 26th, 1834, Munich

73

Julie Clary

Queen consort of Naples and Spain (1771-1845)

*December 26th, 1771, Marseille †April 7th, 1845, Florence

63

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont

French-American chemist

*June 24th, 1771, Paris †October 31st, 1834, Greenville

71

José Canga-Argüelles

Spanish statesman (1771-1842)

*July 11th, 1771, Oviedo †December 2nd, 1842, Oviedo

81

Sewrin

French chansonnier, playwright and librettist (1771-1853)

*October 9th, 1771, Metz †April 22nd, 1853, Paris

48

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk

Scottish Earl

*June 20th, 1771, Dumfries and Galloway †April 8th, 1820, Pau

40

Joseph Antoine Morio de Marienborn

French officer

*January 16th, 1771, Chantelle †December 25th, 1811, Kassel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1771 is a normal year and no leap year.

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