Page 3: Historical Events In May - 27

1856  On this day in history doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning   

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

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  CSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die on May - 27.   

1863  On May - 27 siege of Port Hudson LA   

1863  Edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870]   

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

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

1878  On May - 27 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75   

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

1879  Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance) on May - 27.   

1881  On May - 27 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5   

1881  On May - 27 rudolf Pannwitz, German writer   

1882  On May - 27 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 May - 27.   

1887  On May - 27 emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)   

1887  Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1888  Louis Durey, composer on this day in history.   

1891  Claude Adonai Champagne, composer on May - 27.   

1892  On May - 27 sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan)   

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

1894  On May - 27 dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)   

1895  British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector on this day in history.   

1895  Marij Kogoj, composer on May - 27.   

1896  255 people are killed when a twister strikes St Louis, Missouri and East St Louis, Illinois on May - 27.   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.   

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

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

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

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

1651  On May - 27 birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)   

0366  On this day in history 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 May - 27 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  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

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