May 27

Events

 * -  decisively defeated by
 * - anointed as prince a fortnight before his untimely death.
 * - becomes King of.
 * - is crowned King of.
 * - was inaugurated as  of.
 * -  founds the city of.
 * - The occurs in,.
 * - : In, the battle of La Coronilla, in which the women from fought against the Spanish army.
 * - : In, forces capture.
 * - The Great Hall of, opened.
 * - begins his attack on, , as part of the.
 * - is crowned  of.
 * - is sent to prison for.
 * - The -strength hits in  and, killing at least 255 people and incurring $2.9 billion in damages (1997USD).
 * - : The begins.
 * - A outbreak begins in.
 * - Maulana elected first  of
 * - The aircraft arrives in  after completing the first  flight.
 * - The ceases manufacturing the  and begins to retool plants to make 's.
 * - The 1,046 feet (319 meters) tall in  (tallest man-made structure at the time) opens to the public.
 * - : The  is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the.
 * 1933  -  releases the  , with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
 * 1933  - The   opens in.
 * - New Deal: The declares the  to be unconstitutional in the case, (295 U.S. 495).
 * - In, the opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between  and.
 * - publishes its second superhero in  #27; he is, one of the most topical  superheroes of all time.
 * - : 97 out of 99 members of a unit are massacred while trying to surrender at .  The  commander, Captain, is eventually hanged for.
 * - :  proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
 * 1941  - World War II: The German battleship  is sunk in the  killing almost 2,100 men.
 * - World War II: - assassination of  in
 * - HAVANA,CUBA   [INTELECTUALGIGANT ARGELIO JULIO DIAZ OLIVERA, IS BORN,AS GALLACTIC OBSERVER
 * - 's 1050 becomes 's first radio station to only broadcast top 40  music format.
 * - The flies for the first time.
 * - In, a removed President  and the rest of the democratic government from office.
 * - singer  releases  album, which features "Blowin' in the Wind" and several other of his best-known songs.
 * -  dies in office.
 * - : warships begin bombardments of  targets within  for the first time.
 * - Australians vote in favour of a granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit, and to count them in the national census.
 * 1967  - The    is  by  and her daughter.
 * - the meeting of the (national Union of the students of France), most outstanding of the events of, proceeds and gathers 30.000 to 50.000 people in the.
 * - The, the worst railway accident in , kills 46 people and injures 25 near.
 * - An plane, killing 69 people.
 * - The : airborne and army troops of retake the city of  from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
 * - The dissident  returns to his native  after 20 years of exile in the.
 * - In, actor is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his  in a riding competition.
 * - : n President meets with n rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire in the war.
 * - The -strength slams into the small town of, killing 27 people.
 * 1997  - The  rules that  can pursue her sex harassment lawsuit against President  while he is in office.
 * - : is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the  plot.
 * - The in,  indicts  and four others for s and  committed in.
 * - The strikes at 5:53:58 AM local time (22:53:58  ) devastating  and the city of  killing over 6,600 people.

Births

 * -, Arab historian (d. )
 * -, Italian historian (d. )
 * -, German scholar (d. )
 * -, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. )
 * -, English scientist and philosopher (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French cardinal (d. )
 * -, Duchess of Orléans (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American suffragette (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American financier (d. )
 * -, American gunfighter (d. )
 * 1837  -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Croatian politician (d. )
 * -, British novelist (d. )
 * -, French painter and graphic artist (d. )
 * -, Polish writer (d. )
 * -, German SS officer (d. )
 * -, Austrian author (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French-Canadian composer (d. )
 * -, German (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * 1894  -, American author (d. )
 * -, British physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Belarusian poet (d. )
 * -, Japanese athlete (d. )
 * -, American biologist and science writer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1911  -, Austrian-born Israeli politician (d. )
 * 1911  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1912  -, American golfer (d. )
 * 1912  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, Japanese politician
 * -, American robber and rapist (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * -, , recipient of the
 * 1923  -, American entrepreneur
 * -, American writer
 * -, American novelist
 * 1930  -, American director of the
 * -, Canadian entrepreneur
 * -, American author
 * -, Miss America and actress
 * 1935  -, American pianist
 * 1935  -, British Beatles assistant (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1936  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American film producer and writer (d. )
 * -, Greek businessman
 * -, American law enforcement official
 * -, English singer and presenter
 * 1943  -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1944  -, French singer and songwriter
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Danish musician (d. )
 * -, Slovenian footballer
 * -, Dutch civil servant
 * -, Spanish singer and actress
 * -, Australian politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1955  -, American professional wrestling promoter
 * -, American television anchor
 * -, English musician
 * -, New Zealand singer and songwriter
 * 1958  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian basketball player
 * 1962  -, American film writer and director
 * -, American comedian and television personality
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1968  -, American baseball player
 * -, British politician
 * 1970  -, English actor
 * 1970  -, Italian cyclist
 * -, English actor
 * 1971  -, Estonian author
 * 1971  -, American singer  (d. )
 * 1971  -, Northern Irish strongman
 * 1971  -, Canadian model
 * -, Brazilian singer
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1974  -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * 1975  -, Australian cricketer
 * 1975  -, American rapper
 * 1975  -, British chef and television personality
 * 1975  -, American hip-hop producer
 * -, Hungarian porn star
 * -, Algerian athlete
 * 1977  -, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * 1977  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Australian soccer player
 * -, Turkish singer and actor
 * 1981  -, Swedish footballer
 * 1981  -, Angolan footballer
 * -, American soccer player
 * -, Swedish player
 * -, Taiwanese baseball player
 * -, Russian figure-skater

Deaths

 * -, Roman usurper (b. )
 * -, English historian and theologian (b. or )
 * -, King of Asturias (b. )
 * - Tsar (b.  or )
 * -, English military leader (b. )
 * -, Duke of Milan (b. )
 * -, German rebel leader
 * - (b. )
 * -, French religious reformer (b. )
 * -, French assassin of (b. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * -, Scottish religious dissident (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French critic (b. )
 * -, French mistress of (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * -, French revolutionary (b. )
 * -, American explorer (b. )
 * -, Italian violinist and composer (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, German physician, laureate (b. )
 * -, Indian social activist (b. )
 * -, Slovenian poet (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American illustrator (b. )
 * -, Greek physician and politician (b. )
 * -, Indian politician (b. )
 * -, German politician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter.
 * -, Palestinian-born philosopher (b. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian musicologist (b. )
 * -, American fiddler (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1993  -, German actor (b. )
 * -, British statesman (b. )
 * 2000  -, Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * 2000 -, Polish engineer, fighter pilot, intelligence and counter-intelligence officer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * 2006  -, American columnist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Indian actor (b. )
 * -, Japanese singer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American inventor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actress (b. )

Holidays and observances

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