May 27th, 1952

Born on May 27th, 1952

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 26,000 days old!

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

Born on May 27th, 1952

71

Rosa Díez

Spanish politician

*May 27th, 1952, Güeñes

71

Fernando Cordero Cueva

Ecuadorian politician and architect

*May 27th, 1952, Cuenca

71

Alfonso Andria

Italian politician/Member-European Parliament

*May 27th, 1952, Salerno

71

Peter Peacock

British politician (born 1952)

*May 27th, 1952, Edinburgh

71

Karen Leibovici

Canadian politician

*May 27th, 1952, Montreal

71

Juan Mayr

Colombian diplomat

*May 27th, 1952, Bogotá

71

Pedro Millet

Spanish sailor

*May 27th, 1952, Barcelona

71

Robert Lee Yates

American serial killer

*May 27th, 1952, Oak Harbor

71

Francesco Quintini

Italian footballer

*May 27th, 1952, Rome

71

Christian Valétudie

French triple jumper

*May 27th, 1952, Pointe-à-Pitre

71

Mariano Palacios Alcocer

Mexican politician

*May 27th, 1952, Santiago de Querétaro

71

George Ballantyne

English rugby league footballer

*May 27th, 1952, Leeds

71

Johan Wahlström

Swedish comedian and actor

*May 27th, 1952, Huddinge Municipality

69

Jürgen Ciezki

German weightlifter

*May 27th, 1952, Schwerin †September 1st, 2021

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64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

20

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

69

Lawrence M. Krauss

American particle physicist and cosmologist

*May 27th, 1954, New York City

68

Richard Schiff

American actor and director

*May 27th, 1955, Bethesda

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

79

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

73

Kip Niven

American actor and theatre director (1945-2019)

*May 27th, 1945, Kansas City †May 6th, 2019, Kansas City

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

75

Thomas Ahrens

West German rower

*May 27th, 1948, Mölln

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

72

Ana Belén

Spanish actress and singer

*May 27th, 1951, Madrid

66

Bruce Furniss

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champions, former world record-holder

*May 27th, 1957, Fresno

68

Peter Burrows

Bishop of Doncaster; Archdeacon of Leeds

*May 27th, 1955, Derby

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

33

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

31

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

72

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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