May 27th, 1981

Born on May 27th, 1981

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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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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, 1981

42

Florian Post

German politician

*May 27th, 1981, Neustadt an der Waldnaab

42

Alejandro Lanús

Argentine writer

*May 27th, 1981, Buenos Aires

42

Stefan Heythausen

German speed skater

*May 27th, 1981, Breyell

42

Oleksandr Mochkov

Ukrainian politician

*May 27th, 1981, Khmilnyk

42

Michael Klukowski

Association football player

*May 27th, 1981, Amstetten

42

Darnell Dockett

American football player, defensive lineman, defensive end

*May 27th, 1981, Atlanta

42

Özgür Çevik

Turkish actor and singer

*May 27th, 1981, Ankara

42

Tuomas Aho

Finnish footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Parikkala

42

Nick Barnett

American football player

*May 27th, 1981, Fontana

42

Artimes Farshad Yeganeh

Iraninan rock climber

*May 27th, 1981, Tehran

42

Johan Elmander

Swedish association football player

*May 27th, 1981, Alingsås

42

Alina Cojocaru

Romanian ballet dancer

*May 27th, 1981, Bucharest

42

Ben Davies

Professional footballer (born 1981)

*May 27th, 1981, Birmingham

42

Helmut La

Austrian actor

*May 27th, 1981, Bregenz

42

Miloy

Angolan footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Luanda

42

Mariano Echeverría

Argentine footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Mar del Plata

42

Matt McCooey

English actor

*May 27th, 1981, Nagoya

42

Begli Nurmyradow

Turkmen footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Turkmenistan

42

Suresh Sakadivan

Malaysian cricketer

*May 27th, 1981, Malaysia

42

Olivier Boumelaha

Footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Mulhouse

42

Marcus Houston

American football player

*May 27th, 1981, Denver

42

Lara Heinz

Luxembourgian swimmer

*May 27th, 1981, Luxembourg

42

Jovan Jovanov

Macedonian music producer

*May 27th, 1981, Skopje

42

Jimmy Haarhoff

Footballer (born 1981)

*May 27th, 1981, Lusaka

42

Jesse Freidin

American photographer

*May 27th, 1981, Boston

42

Cobus Grobbelaar

South African rugby union footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Randfontein

42

Chad Tuoro

New Zealand rugby union player

*May 27th, 1981, Auckland

42

Stephen Morrell

Association football player

*May 27th, 1981, Fiji

42

Efren Cruz

English cricketer (born 1981)

*May 27th, 1981, Hammersmith

42

David Papaux

Swiss judoka

*May 27th, 1981, Fribourg

42

Chris Cariaso

American mixed martial artist

*May 27th, 1981, San Jose

42

Daniel Vallejos

Costa Rican footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Costa Rica

42

Marcelo Bonan

Brazilian footballer

*May 27th, 1981, Planalto

42

Ed Moran

American long-distance runner

*May 27th, 1981, Dayton

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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

43

Craig Buntin

Figure skater

*May 27th, 1980, North Vancouver

33

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

51

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

31

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

29

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

41

Kevin De Weert

Road bicycle racer

*May 27th, 1982, Duffel

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

27

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

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

36

Bora Paçun

Turkish basketball player

*May 27th, 1987, İzmir

45

Edoardo De Bernardis

Italian figure skater

*May 27th, 1978, Turin

50

Tana Umaga

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

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

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

26

Leonie Beck

German swimmer

*May 27th, 1997, Augsburg

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42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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