Page 2: Historical Events In May - 27

1708  On May - 27 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1738  On May - 27 turkish troops occupy Orsova & Ochakov   

1738  On May - 27 bonaventura Furlanetto, composer   

1756  On May - 27 maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria   

1768  Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on this day in history.   

1774  On May - 27 francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)   

1790  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 on this day in history.   

1794  Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) on this day in history.   

1796  James S McLean patents his piano on May - 27.   

1797  On May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1798  On this day in history the Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland.   

1799  On May - 27 jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer   

1806  Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer on this day in history.   

1813  American joint operations against Fort George, Canada on this day in history.   

1813  Americans capture Ft George, Canada on this day in history.   

1815  On May - 27 henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia   

1818  On this day in history amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons   

1819  Julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic) on May - 27.   

1822  On this day in history henry Wylde, composer   

1823  John Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on May - 27.   

1836  On this day in history 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  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on May - 27.   

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  "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history mormon Temple in Nauvoo IL destroyed by tornado   

1850  Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado on May - 27.   

1852  Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90) on this day in history.   

1854  Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed on this day in history.   

1854  Marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)   

1855  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on May - 27.   

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

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

1576  On May - 27 birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

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

1623  On this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  On this day in history birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on May - 27.   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on this day in history.   

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.   

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.   

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55