Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

1863  On May - 27 edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31   

1876  On May - 27 joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies   

1878  Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49 on May - 27.   

1887  On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86   

1896  On May - 27 allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies   

1902  Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 27 robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies   

1914  Joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies on May - 27.   

1916  On May - 27 joseph S Gallieni, General/military governor of Paris, dies   

1918  Henry Adams, US literature historian (Esther), dies at 80 on May - 27.   

1919  On this day in history death of kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian social activist (b. 1848)   

1925  On May - 27 ed McKeever, pres (Bkln Dodgers), dies of pneumonia   

1926  Death of Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (b. 1904) on May - 27.   

1934  On May - 27 meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam street hawker, dies   

1939  On this day in history joseph Roth, Austria journalist (Fluctuate ohne Ende), dies at 44   

1941  On this day in history aH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76   

1947  Death of Ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885) on May - 27.   

1949  Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history thomas Blamey, soldier, dies   

1953  On May - 27 death of jesse Burkett, American baseball player (b. 1868)   

1954  Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1958  Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65   

1963  On May - 27 death of lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered   

1964  Jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74 on May - 27.   

1967  On May - 27 death of ernst Niekisch, German politician (b. 1889)   

1968  Little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 27 jeffrey Hunter, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43   

1970  On this day in history emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78   

1971  Chips Rafferty, actor (Kona Coast, Walk into Hell), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1975  Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53 on May - 27.   

1976  On this day in history ruth McDevitt, actress (Jo-All in the Family), dies at 80   

1983  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer, dies at 67 on May - 27.   

1984  Death of Vincent James McMahon, was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter on this day in history.   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on May - 27.   

1519  On this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on May - 27.   

1595  On this day in history birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on May - 27.