May 27th, 1973

Born on May 27th, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.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.

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, 1973

51

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

51

Tana Umaga

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

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

51

Flint Juventino Beppe

German composer, filmmaker, artist and producer.

*May 27th, 1973, Harstad Municipality

51

Junko Mizuno

Japanese artist

*May 27th, 1973, Itabashi-ku

51

Nikola Madzirov

Macedonian writer

*May 27th, 1973, Strumica

51

Anton Weiss-Wendt

Norwegian historian

*May 27th, 1973, Narva

51

Julia Böhm

German television presenter and journalist

*May 27th, 1973, Munich

51

Alessandro Cambalhota

Brazilian association football player

*May 27th, 1973, Teixeira de Freitas

51

Hélène Joy

Canadian actress

*May 27th, 1973, Perth

51

Jack McBrayer

American actor

*May 27th, 1973, Macon

51

Daniel da Silva

Brazilian association football player

*May 27th, 1973, São Paulo

51

Roman Skrypin

Ukrainian journalist

*May 27th, 1973, Poltava

51

Todd Kowalski

Canadian musician

*May 27th, 1973, Regina

51

Yevgeni Yarkov

Russian association football player

*May 27th, 1973, Perm

51

Takashi Hagino

Japanese actor

*May 27th, 1973, Tokyo

51

Zoran Ban

Croatian footballer

*May 27th, 1973, Rijeka

51

Tony Cowards

Comedian

*May 27th, 1973, Ipswich

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52

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

42

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

54

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

20

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

21

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

34

Patoranking

Nigerian singer-songwriter

*May 27th, 1990, Lagos

68

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

34

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

53

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

*May 27th, 1971, Shepherd's Bush

23

Brunette

Armenian singer-songwriter

*May 27th, 2001, Yerevan

32

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

49

Jamie Oliver

British chef and media personality

*May 27th, 1975, Clavering

30

Akane Watanabe

Japanese badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

54

Michele Bartoli

Italian cyclist

*May 27th, 1970, Pisa

28

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

52

Eskild Ebbesen

Danish rower

*May 27th, 1972, Silkeborg

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

44

Craig Buntin

Figure skater

*May 27th, 1980, North Vancouver

52

Ivete Sangalo

Brazilian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, actress, presenter and businesswoman

*May 27th, 1972, Juazeiro

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51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

51

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

51

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

51

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

51

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

51

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

51

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

51

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

51

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

51

Tey Seu Bock

Malaysian badminton coach

*February 21st, 1973, Alor Gajah

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

51

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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