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

1863  On this day in history cSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die   

1863  Siege of Port Hudson LA on May - 27.   

1863  Edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31 on May - 27.   

1864  On May - 27 skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop) VA   

1864  On May - 27 skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia   

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

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  On this day in history joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies   

1878  On May - 27 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  On May - 27 carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49   

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

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

1881  On this day in history rudolf Pannwitz, German writer   

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

1883  On this day in history czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow   

1884  On May - 27 bax Brod, composer   

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

1887  On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86   

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 May - 27.   

1894  Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) on May - 27.   

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

1895  On this day in history marij Kogoj, composer   

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 May - 27.   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.   

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  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.   

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