May 27th, 1980

Born on May 27th, 1980

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What happened on May 27th, 1980?

May 27th, 1980

The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Uprising

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

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

Born on May 27th, 1980

43

Craig Buntin

Figure skater

*May 27th, 1980, North Vancouver

43

Adam Hauser

American ice hockey player

*May 27th, 1980, Bovey

43

Ben Feldman

American actor

*May 27th, 1980, Potomac

43

Mukesh Chhabra

Indian casting director, filmmaker and actor

*May 27th, 1980, Delhi

43

Matt Granfield

Musician

*May 27th, 1980, Nowra

43

Thomas Manfredini

Italian footballer

*May 27th, 1980, Ferrara

43

Paolo Borchia

Italian politician

*May 27th, 1980, Negrar di Valpolicella

43

Ben Nowland

American football player

*May 27th, 1980, Jacksonville

43

Jonathan Girard

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 27th, 1980, Joliette

43

Annick Papillon

Canadian politician

*May 27th, 1980, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard

43

Maryan Hary

Road bicycle racer

*May 27th, 1980, Le Mans

43

Christoph Stückler

Association footballer

*May 27th, 1980, Wolfsberg

43

Michael Steger

American actor

*May 27th, 1980, Los Angeles

43

Stephen Miller

British athlete

*May 27th, 1980, Newcastle upon Tyne

43

Andreas Blank

German handball player

*May 27th, 1980, Emmendingen

43

Necip Memili

Turkish actor

*May 27th, 1980, Adana

43

Rudolf Huna

Slovak ice hockey player

*May 27th, 1980, Liptovský Mikuláš

43

Seiji Kaneko

Japanese association football player

*May 27th, 1980, Kurume

43

Smiljan Pavič

Slovenian basketball player

*May 27th, 1980, Slovenj Gradec

43

Osama Saeed

British politician (born 1980)

*May 27th, 1980, Glasgow

43

Michelle Lenhardt

Brazilian swimmer

*May 27th, 1980, Porto Alegre

43

Igor Stojaković

Serbian footballer

*May 27th, 1980, Kraljevo

43

Ian Dunbavin

English footballer (born 1980)

*May 27th, 1980, Huyton

43

Gastón Turus

Footballer

*May 27th, 1980, Colonia Caroya

43

Conor O'Grady

Irish footballer

*May 27th, 1980, Sligo

43

Juraj Dovičovič

Slovak soccer player

*May 27th, 1980, Nitra

43

Jessica Deglau

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medallist

*May 27th, 1980, Vancouver

43

Derek Young

Scottish footballer (born 1980)

*May 27th, 1980, Glasgow

43

Pāvels Mihadjuks

Footballer

*May 27th, 1980, Liepāja

43

Aslı Orcan

Turkish actress

*May 27th, 1980, Aydın

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

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

20

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

42

Florian Post

German politician

*May 27th, 1981, Neustadt an der Waldnaab

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

33

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

31

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

29

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

45

Edoardo De Bernardis

Italian figure skater

*May 27th, 1978, Turin

41

Kevin De Weert

Road bicycle racer

*May 27th, 1982, Duffel

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

50

Tana Umaga

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

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

36

Bora Paçun

Turkish basketball player

*May 27th, 1987, İzmir

42

Alejandro Lanús

Argentine writer

*May 27th, 1981, Buenos Aires

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

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

48

Jamie Oliver

British chef and media personality

*May 27th, 1975, Clavering

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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