Birthday May 27, 1332 Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian, sociologist
Birthday May 27, 1626 William II, prince of Orange
Birthday May 27, 1818 Amelia Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons
Birthday May 27, 1819 Julia Ward Howe, author, lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
Birthday May 27, 1836 Jay Gould, American railroad executive, financier
Birthday May 27, 1837 Wild Bill Hickok
Birthday May 27, 1867 Arnold Bennett, English novelist, playwright, critic
Birthday May 27, 1878 Isadora Duncan, US interpretive dancer
Birthday May 27, 1894 Hard-boiled mystery writer Dashiell Hammett is born
Birthday May 27, 1894 Dashiell Hammett, author who created the hard-boiled detective
Birthday May 27, 1907 Rachel Carson, ecologist, writer (Silent Spring)
Birthday May 27, 1908 Harold Rome, composer
Birthday May 27, 1911 Hubert Humphrey, (D-Minn.), Sen, 38th V-P (1965-69)
Birthday May 27, 1911 Vincent Price, Actor (The Fly, Laura)
Birthday May 27, 1912 John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle)
Birthday May 27, 1912 Sam Snead, pro golfer
Birthday May 27, 1915 Herman Wouk, American author (Caine Mutiny)
Birthday May 27, 1918 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese PM (1982-87)
Birthday May 27, 1922 Christopher Lee, Actor
Birthday May 27, 1923 Henry Kissinger, secretary of state
Birthday May 27, 1935 Lee Merriweather, Miss America
Birthday May 27, 1943 Cilia Black, in Liverpool England
Birthday May 27, 1944 Christopher J. Dodd, (D), senator from Conn
History May 27, 1703 St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great
History May 27, 1813 Thomas Jefferson writes to John Adams
History May 27, 1831 Commanche kill mountain man Jedediah Smith
History May 27, 1844 S.F.B. Morse completes 1st telegraph line
History May 27, 1854 Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to SF completed
History May 27, 1863 Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus is challenged
History May 27, 1896 Bay District Race Track closes
History May 27, 1905 The Battle of Tsushima Strait
History May 27, 1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in SF
History May 27, 1918 Third Battle of the Aisne begins
History May 27, 1919 1st transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days
History May 27, 1931 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes - Langley Field Va
History May 27, 1931 Piccard & Knipfer make 1st flight into stratosphere - by balloon
History May 27, 1933 Trailing 11-3 - Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
History May 27, 1933 Century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago
History May 27, 1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released
History May 27, 1935 Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional
History May 27, 1936 RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage
History May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens
History May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge dedicated
History May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens
History May 27, 1940 British evacuation of Dunkirk turns savage as Germans commit atrocity
History May 27, 1941 FDR proclaims an unlimited national emergency
History May 27, 1941 German battleship Bismark sunk by British naval force
History May 27, 1943 U.S. Olympian Louie Zamperini's plane goes down in the Pacific
History May 27, 1951 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park - SF opens
History May 27, 1957 Permission granted to Dogers & Giants to leave NY
History May 27, 1963 Dylan's breakthrough album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, is released
History May 27, 1965 U.S. warships begin bombardment of Viet Cong targets
History May 27, 1968 6th Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 4-3
History May 27, 1969 WDW construction begins
History May 27, 1971 Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
History May 27, 1972 SALT agreements signed
History May 27, 1972 Mark Donohue sets record at Indy 500
History May 27, 1975 Paul McCartney releases "Venus & Mars"
History May 27, 1985 Inaugural Bands Parade for President Reagan
History May 27, 1986 Norway Showcase groundbreaking
History May 27, 1994 Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia
History May 27, 1997 Tornado levels Texas subdivision
History May 27, 2005 Murder suspect spends third day perched on crane
History May 27, 2006 Hollywood power couple welcomes child
May 27, 1332 Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian, sociologist
May 27, 1626 William II, prince of Orange
May 27, 1818 Amelia Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons
May 27, 1819 Julia Ward Howe, author, lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
May 27, 1836 Jay Gould, American railroad executive, financier
May 27, 1837 Wild Bill Hickok
May 27, 1867 Arnold Bennett, English novelist, playwright, critic
May 27, 1878 Isadora Duncan, US interpretive dancer
May 27, 1894 Hard-boiled mystery writer Dashiell Hammett is born
May 27, 1894 Dashiell Hammett, author who created the hard-boiled detective
May 27, 1907 Rachel Carson, ecologist, writer (Silent Spring)
May 27, 1908 Harold Rome, composer
May 27, 1911 Hubert Humphrey, (D-Minn.), Sen, 38th V-P (1965-69)
May 27, 1911 Vincent Price, Actor (The Fly, Laura)
May 27, 1912 John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle)
May 27, 1912 Sam Snead, pro golfer
May 27, 1915 Herman Wouk, American author (Caine Mutiny)
May 27, 1918 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese PM (1982-87)
May 27, 1922 Christopher Lee, Actor
May 27, 1923 Henry Kissinger, secretary of state
May 27, 1935 Lee Merriweather, Miss America
May 27, 1943 Cilia Black, in Liverpool England
May 27, 1944 Christopher J. Dodd, (D), senator from Conn
May 27, 1703 St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great
May 27, 1813 Thomas Jefferson writes to John Adams
May 27, 1831 Commanche kill mountain man Jedediah Smith
May 27, 1844 S.F.B. Morse completes 1st telegraph line
May 27, 1854 Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to SF completed
May 27, 1863 Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus is challenged
May 27, 1896 Bay District Race Track closes
May 27, 1905 The Battle of Tsushima Strait
May 27, 1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in SF
May 27, 1918 Third Battle of the Aisne begins
May 27, 1919 1st transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days
May 27, 1931 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes - Langley Field Va
May 27, 1931 Piccard & Knipfer make 1st flight into stratosphere - by balloon
May 27, 1933 Trailing 11-3 - Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
May 27, 1933 Century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago
May 27, 1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released
May 27, 1935 Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional
May 27, 1936 RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage
May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens
May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge dedicated
May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens
May 27, 1940 British evacuation of Dunkirk turns savage as Germans commit atrocity
May 27, 1941 FDR proclaims an unlimited national emergency
May 27, 1941 German battleship Bismark sunk by British naval force
May 27, 1943 U.S. Olympian Louie Zamperini's plane goes down in the Pacific
May 27, 1951 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park - SF opens
May 27, 1957 Permission granted to Dogers & Giants to leave NY
May 27, 1963 Dylan's breakthrough album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, is released
May 27, 1965 U.S. warships begin bombardment of Viet Cong targets
May 27, 1968 6th Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 4-3
May 27, 1969 WDW construction begins
May 27, 1971 Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
May 27, 1972 SALT agreements signed
May 27, 1972 Mark Donohue sets record at Indy 500
May 27, 1975 Paul McCartney releases "Venus & Mars"
May 27, 1985 Inaugural Bands Parade for President Reagan
May 27, 1986 Norway Showcase groundbreaking
May 27, 1994 Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia
May 27, 1997 Tornado levels Texas subdivision
May 27, 2005 Murder suspect spends third day perched on crane
May 27, 2006 Hollywood power couple welcomes child