May 27th, 1889

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Born on May 27th, 1889 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 27th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 27th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1889)

Born on May 27th, 1889

Weekday

Monday

May 27th, 1889 was a Monday.

Age

134

People born on May 27th, 1889 will turn 135 this year (2024), in exactly 30 days .

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1889 - June 21st, 1889

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 722 days, exactly on April 19th, 2026, people who were born on May 27th, 1889 will be 50,000 days old!

49,278 Days

7,039 Weeks

1,619 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

Born on May 27th, 1889

Hugh Franklin

Suffragist and politician (1889-1962)

*May 27th, 1889, Kensington †October 21st, 1962

Erick-Oskar Hansen

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

*May 27th, 1889, Hamburg †March 18th, 1967, Hamburg

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 27th?

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

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Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

Dashiell Hammett

American writer

*May 27th, 1894, Baltimore †January 10th, 1961, New York City

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

Wenche Lowzow

Norwegian teacher and politician

*May 27th, 1926, Oslo †September 24th, 2016, Geilo

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

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

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

Max Brod

Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist

*May 27th, 1884, Prague †December 20th, 1968, Tel Aviv

Same year
Born in 1889

Charlie Chaplin

British comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

Gabriela Mistral

Chilean poet, diplomat and educator

*April 7th, 1889, Vicuña †January 10th, 1957, Hempstead

Lilly von Mallinckrodt-Schnitzler

*June 25th, 1889, Cologne †June 26th, 1981

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino

Olave Baden-Powell

World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

Adrian Boult

British conductor

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

*March 17th, 1889, Dublin †January 6th, 1931, Chur

Eduardo Ciannelli

Italian actor (1889-1969)

*August 30th, 1889, Ischia †October 8th, 1969, Rome

Dietrich von Hildebrand

German Catholic philosopher and theologian

*October 12th, 1889, Florence †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle

Ted Wilde

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, Hollywood

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

*September 26th, 1889, Messkirch †May 26th, 1976, Freiburg im Breisgau

Darcy Hadfield

New Zealand rower (1889–1964)

*December 1st, 1889, Meadowbank Homestead †September 15th, 1964, Auckland

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director (1889–1968)

*February 3rd, 1889, Copenhagen †March 20th, 1968, Copenhagen

Ruby Miller

British actress (1889–1976)

*January 17th, 1889, London †January 17th, 1976, Chichester

Warner Baxter

American actor (1889–1951)

*March 29th, 1889, Columbus †May 7th, 1951, Beverly Hills

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 27th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVII.V.MDCCCLXXXIX

27.5.1889

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1889 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1889

May 1889

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May 27th, 1889

Born on May 27th, 1889

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 49,000 days old!

49,278 Days

7,039 Weeks

1,619 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 27th?

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.

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.

An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven people.

The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32 people.

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.

American singer Bob Dylan (pictured) released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant number of original songs.

A fire at a landfill in Centralia, Pennsylvania, spread to an abandoned coal mine, where it continues burning today.

The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force, made its first flight.

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

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.

World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German forces.

The Golden Gate Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge by span, opened between San Francisco and Marin County, California.

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.

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.

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

Born on May 27th, 1889

Suffragist and politician (1889-1962)

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Same Day Who's birthday is on May 27th?

Same year Born in 1889

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 27th

Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)

Children's Day (Nigeria)

Augustine of Canterbury

Blessed Lojze Grozde

Bruno of Würzburg

Eutropius of Orange

Hildebert

Julius the Veteran

May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Mother's Day (Bolivia)

Navy Day (Japan)

Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin)

Start of National Reconciliation Week (Australia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

27.5.1889

Legend

Leap year

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May 1889

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 27th?

Same year
Born in 1889

Calendar
May 1889

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18			1	2	3	4	5
19	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
20	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
21	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
22	27	28	29	30	31