Historical Events In May - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1896 Bay District Race Track closes on this day in history.
1896 On May - 27 the first major tornado to strike urban US (St Louis & E St Louis MO); killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless
1896 On May - 27 allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies
1897 The birth of John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist on this day in history.
1897 John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951) on May - 27.
1898 Arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London on May - 27.
1900 Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa on May - 27.
1900 On this day in history lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa
1902 On this day in history 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
1902 Celius Dougherty, composer on May - 27.
1902 Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies on May - 27.
1903 Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam on May - 27.
1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 on this day in history.
1904 On May - 27 national League record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants)
1904 On May - 27 nL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
1905 Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima on this day in history.
1905 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8 on this day in history.
1906 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen on May - 27.
1906 Robert Shone, director-general (NEDC) on this day in history.
1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Fransisco on May - 27.
1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in SF on this day in history.
1907 On this day in history felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader
1908 Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din iss elected the first Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on this day in history.
1908 On May - 27 alex Brown, snooker player
1909 On May - 27 isador Goodman, composer
1910 On this day in history daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)
1910 Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies on May - 27.
1911 The birth of Vincent Price, American film actor on this day in history.
1911 On May - 27 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate
1912 John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle) on May - 27.
1913 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England) on this day in history.
1914 On May - 27 hugh Le Caine, composer
1914 On May - 27 joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies
1915 On this day in history sS Aguila, a Yeoward Bros. ship, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat 47 miles south-west of the Smalls Lighthouse.
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