Page 3: Historical Events In May - 27

1856  On May - 27 doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning   

1861  Victoria E Matthews, educator on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Hanover Court House VA (Slash Church, Peake's Station)   

1862  Battle of Hanover Court House, VA (Slash Church, Peake's Station) on this day in history.   

1863  CSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 27 siege of Port Hudson LA   

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

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop) VA   

1864  Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia on May - 27.   

1867  The birth of Arnold Bennett, English novelist on this day in history.   

1867  On May - 27 arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon)   

1870  Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age) on this day in history.   

1871  Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre) on this day in history.   

1874  On May - 27 dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870]   

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

1878  On this day in history australia Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19   

1878  6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75 on this day in history.   

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

1879  On this day in history lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance)   

1881  On this day in history 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5   

1881  Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer on May - 27.   

1882  On this day in history 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5   

1883  Czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow on May - 27.   

1884  On May - 27 bax Brod, composer   

1887  On this day in history emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)   

1887  Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 on May - 27.   

1888  Louis Durey, composer on May - 27.   

1891  On May - 27 claude Adonai Champagne, composer   

1892  On this day in history sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan)   

1893  Audath Yisroel forms at Kattowitz (Katowice) Poland on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)   

1895  British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector on May - 27.   

1895  On May - 27 marij Kogoj, composer   

1896  255 people are killed when a twister strikes St Louis, Missouri and East St Louis, Illinois on this day in history.   

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1332  On this day in history birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.   

1576  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on this day in history.   

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

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

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 May - 27.   

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on this day in history.   

1039  On this day in history dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on May - 27.   

1444  On May - 27 death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on this day in history.