May 27th, 1976

Born on May 27th, 1976

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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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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, 1976

47

Khadija Ismayilova

Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host

*May 27th, 1976, Baku

47

Marcel Fässler

Racing driver, 2012 Drivers' World Endurance Championship winner

*May 27th, 1976, Einsiedeln

47

Kandace Krueger

American beauty pageant contestant

*May 27th, 1976, Austin

47

Darren Burnett

British lawn bowls player

*May 27th, 1976, Arbroath

47

Richard Park

American ice hockey player

*May 27th, 1976, Seoul

47

Leonor Silvestri

Argentinian writer

*May 27th, 1976, Buenos Aires

47

RJD2

American DJ and music producer

*May 27th, 1976, Eugene

47

Jan Víťazka

Czech swimmer

*May 27th, 1976, Olomouc

47

Anita Blond

Hungarian pornographic and mainstream actress, and adult model

*May 27th, 1976, Budapest

47

Jiří Štajner

Czech footballer

*May 27th, 1976, Benešov

47

Nataša Osmokrović

Female volleyball player from Croatia

*May 27th, 1976, Zagreb

47

Elza Kephart

Canadian film director

*May 27th, 1976, Canada

47

Guri Størvold

Norwegian politician

*May 27th, 1976, Steinkjer Municipality

47

Freddy Hurtado

Colombian footballer

*May 27th, 1976, Bahía Solano

47

Dougie Anderson

Scottish radio and television presenter and voice-over artist

*May 27th, 1976, Edinburgh

47

Fero Lasagavibau

New Zealand rugby union player

*May 27th, 1976, Fiji

47

Konstancja Kochaniec

Polish composer

*May 27th, 1976, Wrocław

47

Zhang Junying

Chinese cyclist

*May 27th, 1976, People's Republic of China

47

Ivan Trotski

Belarusian race walker

*May 27th, 1976, Voranava

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Who's birthday is on May 27th?

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

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

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

48

Jamie Oliver

British chef and media personality

*May 27th, 1975, Clavering

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

33

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

31

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

50

Tana Umaga

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

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

29

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

43

Craig Buntin

Figure skater

*May 27th, 1980, North Vancouver

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

45

Edoardo De Bernardis

Italian figure skater

*May 27th, 1978, Turin

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

42

Florian Post

German politician

*May 27th, 1981, Neustadt an der Waldnaab

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

53

Michele Bartoli

Italian cyclist

*May 27th, 1970, Pisa

52

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

*May 27th, 1971, Shepherd's Bush

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Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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