May 27th, 1794

Born on May 27th, 1794

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.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

Born on May 27th, 1794

82

Cornelius Vanderbilt

American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

*May 27th, 1794, Staten Island †January 4th, 1877, Manhattan

Same year
Born in 1794

76

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist (1794-1871)

*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac

70

James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London

70

Achille Valenciennes

French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist

*August 9th, 1794, Paris †April 13th, 1865, Paris

86

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

74

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

German botanist (1794-1868)

*April 17th, 1794, Erlangen †December 13th, 1868, Munich

70

Edward Everett

American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)

*April 11th, 1794, Dorchester †January 15th, 1865, Boston

83

Elias Magnus Fries

Swedish biologist considered to be one of the founding fathers of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms (1794–1878)

*August 15th, 1794, Femsjö †February 8th, 1878, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

71

Joseph Lebeau

Belgian politician (1794-1865)

*January 3rd, 1794, Huy †March 19th, 1865, Huy

55

René Lesson

French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist (1794-1849)

*March 20th, 1794, Rochefort †April 28th, 1849, Rochefort

75

Ignaz Moscheles

Bohemian conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1794–1870)

*May 23rd, 1794, Prague †March 10th, 1870, Leipzig

62

Wei Yuan

Qing dynasty Chinese scholar (1794-1857)

*April 23rd, 1794, Shaoyang †March 26th, 1857, Hangzhou

69

Eilhard Mitscherlich

German chemist

*January 7th, 1794, Oldenburg †August 28th, 1863, Berlin

32

Wilhelm Müller

German poet (1794-1827)

*October 7th, 1794, Dessau †September 30th, 1827, Dessau

83

William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)

*November 3rd, 1794, Cummington †June 12th, 1878, New York City

67

Wilhelm Hensel

German painter

*July 6th, 1794, Trebbin †November 26th, 1861, Berlin

67

Alessandro Riberi

Italian politician (1794-1861)

*April 24th, 1794, Stroppo †November 18th, 1861, Cuneo

74

Gustav Friedrich Waagen

German art historian (1794–1868)

*February 11th, 1794, Hamburg †July 15th, 1868, Copenhagen

31

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German princess

*January 28th, 1794, Hildburghausen †April 6th, 1825, Biebrich

58

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

American politician (1794-1852)

*March 31st, 1794, New Castle †July 9th, 1852, Reading

82

Friedrich Christian Diez

German philologist (1794–1876)

*March 15th, 1794, Giessen †May 29th, 1876, Bonn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1794 is a normal year and no leap year.

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