May 27th, 2025

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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, was revoked.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

Birthdays and future age on May 27th, 2025

21

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

22

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

43

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

66

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

35

Alexandra Bruce

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1990, Toronto

31

Akane Watanabe

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1994, Saitama Prefecture

33

Ayla Huser

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1992, Stans

55

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

29

Jennifer Tam

Badminton player

*May 27th, 1996, New South Wales

52

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

53

Édouard Clarisse

Mauritian badminton player

*May 27th, 1972, Mauritius

81

Alain Souchon

French recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*May 27th, 1944, Casablanca

70

Richard Schiff

American actor and director

*May 27th, 1955, Bethesda

28

Leonie Beck

German swimmer

*May 27th, 1997, Augsburg

71

Lawrence M. Krauss

American particle physicist and cosmologist

*May 27th, 1954, New York City

77

Thomas Ahrens

West German rower

*May 27th, 1948, Mölln

52

Tana Umaga

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

*May 27th, 1973, Lower Hutt

45

Craig Buntin

Figure skater

*May 27th, 1980, North Vancouver

68

Bruce Furniss

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champions, former world record-holder

*May 27th, 1957, Fresno

38

Bora Paçun

Turkish basketball player

*May 27th, 1987, İzmir

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