Historical Events In May - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1708 Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on May - 27.
1738 On this day in history turkish troops occupy Orsova & Ochakov
1738 On this day in history bonaventura Furlanetto, composer
1756 Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria on May - 27.
1768 Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on May - 27.
1774 Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale) on this day in history.
1790 On May - 27 jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89
1794 Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) on May - 27.
1796 On this day in history james S McLean patents his piano
1797 Francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36 on May - 27.
1798 The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland on this day in history.
1799 On May - 27 jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer
1806 Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer on this day in history.
1813 On this day in history american joint operations against Fort George, Canada
1813 Americans capture Ft George, Canada on this day in history.
1815 Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia on May - 27.
1818 On this day in history amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons
1819 On this day in history julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
1822 On this day in history henry Wylde, composer
1823 On May - 27 john Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1836 On May - 27 edwin Gray Lee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870
1837 On May - 27 "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout
1839 On May - 27 luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina)
1840 On May - 27 niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57
1844 Samuel F.B. Morse completes first telegraph line on this day in history.
1849 The Great Hall of Euston station in London is opened on this day in history.
1849 On this day in history "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer
1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo IL destroyed by tornado on May - 27.
1850 On May - 27 mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado
1852 On this day in history billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)
1854 On May - 27 marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed
1854 On this day in history marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed
1854 Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium) on May - 27.
1855 Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on this day in history.
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