May 27th, 1969

Born on May 27th, 1969

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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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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, 1969

54

Craig Federighi

American software engineer

*May 27th, 1969, Alameda

54

José Luis Mumbiela Sierra

Spanish bishop

*May 27th, 1969, Monzón

54

Erlis Terdikbayev

Kyrgyz major general

*May 27th, 1969, Chuy Region

54

Miah Persson

Swedish soprano singer

*May 27th, 1969, Örnsköldsvik

54

Nasser Bourita

Moroccan minister of foreign affairs

*May 27th, 1969, Taounate

54

Rodolfo Sánchez

Cuban volleyball player

*May 27th, 1969, Pinar del Río

54

Jiří Dienstbier Jr.

Czech politician

*May 27th, 1969, Washington, D.C.

54

Dondre Whitfield

American actor

*May 27th, 1969, Brooklyn

54

Maja Zalaznik

Slovenian economist and politician

*May 27th, 1969, Borovnica

54

Todd Hundley

American baseball player

*May 27th, 1969, Martinsville

54

Jeremy Mayfield

American racing driver

*May 27th, 1969, Owensboro

54

Nick Bontis

Canadian academic and soccer player

*May 27th, 1969, Toronto

54

Stephen Fuhr

Canadian politician

*May 27th, 1969, Edmonton

54

Kathryn Feller

American actress

*May 27th, 1969, Rochester

54

Yevgeni Kuzka

Russian footballer

*May 27th, 1969, Lipetsk

54

Tom Kovach

Delaware State Representative

*May 27th, 1969, Woodbury

54

Ryūsaku Chiziwa

Japanese voice actor

*May 27th, 1969, Tokyo

54

Lesley Tashlin

Canadian sprinter

*May 27th, 1969, Toronto

54

Joanne Wheatley

British baker

*May 27th, 1969, Islington

54

Diane Gushulak

Canadian curler

*May 27th, 1969, Edmonton

54

Felipe Bulnes

Minister of education for Chile

*May 27th, 1969, Santiago

54

Vladimir Pronin

Russian male steeplechaser

*May 27th, 1969, Moscow

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Who's birthday is on May 27th?

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

20

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

53

Michele Bartoli

Italian cyclist

*May 27th, 1970, Pisa

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

52

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

*May 27th, 1971, Shepherd's Bush

33

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

50

Tana Umaga

New Zealand rugby league footballer, and rugby union footballer and coach

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

31

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

29

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

53

Joseph Fiennes

English film and stage actor

*May 27th, 1970, Salisbury

68

Richard Schiff

American actor and director

*May 27th, 1955, Bethesda

79

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

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

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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