Page 3: Historical Events In May - 27

1856  Doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning on May - 27.   

1861  Victoria E Matthews, educator on May - 27.   

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

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

1863  On May - 27 cSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die   

1863  Siege of Port Hudson LA on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31   

1864  Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop) VA on this day in history.   

1864  Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history the birth of Arnold Bennett, English novelist   

1867  Arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon) on May - 27.   

1870  Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age) on May - 27.   

1871  On May - 27 georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre)   

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

1876  Joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies on May - 27.   

1878  Australia Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19 on this day in history.   

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

1878  Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 27 rudolf Pannwitz, German writer   

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 this day in history.   

1884  Bax Brod, composer on this day in history.   

1887  Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends) on this day in history.   

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

1888  Louis Durey, composer on this day in history.   

1891  On May - 27 claude Adonai Champagne, composer   

1892  Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan) on May - 27.   

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

1894  Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) on this day in history.   

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

1895  On May - 27 marij Kogoj, composer   

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

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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  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  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  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  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.   

0927  On this day in history 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 May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55