Page 4: Historical Events In May - 27

1896  On May - 27 bay District Race Track closes   

1896  On this day in history the first major tornado to strike urban US (St Louis & E St Louis MO); killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless   

1896  Allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies on May - 27.   

1897  On May - 27 the birth of John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist   

1897  On May - 27 john Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951)   

1898  Arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1900  Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa on May - 27.   

1900  Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa on May - 27.   

1902  On May - 27 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8   

1902  On this day in history celius Dougherty, composer   

1902  Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies on May - 27.   

1903  On May - 27 queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam   

1903  On this day in history 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75   

1904  National League record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants) on May - 27.   

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 May - 27.   

1905  On this day in history 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8   

1906  On May - 27 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen   

1906  On this day in history robert Shone, director-general (NEDC)   

1907  On this day in history bubonic Plague breaks out in San Fransisco   

1907  Bubonic Plague breaks out in SF on May - 27.   

1907  On May - 27 felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader   

1908  Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din iss elected the first Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on May - 27.   

1908  Alex Brown, snooker player on May - 27.   

1909  On this day in history isador Goodman, composer   

1910  Daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons) on this day in history.   

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

1911  On May - 27 the birth of Vincent Price, American film actor   

1911  On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate   

1912  On May - 27 john Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle)   

1913  Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England) on this day in history.   

1914  Hugh Le Caine, composer on May - 27.   

1914  Joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies on this day in history.   

1915  SS Aguila, a Yeoward Bros. ship, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat 47 miles south-west of the Smalls Lighthouse on this day in history.   

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1332  On May - 27 birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

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

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on May - 27.   

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

1651  On this day in history birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)   

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

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0866  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  On May - 27 death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

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

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

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

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