Page 4: Historical Events In May - 27

1896  On May - 27 bay District Race Track closes   

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

1896  On May - 27 allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies   

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

1897  John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951) on May - 27.   

1898  On this day in history arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London   

1900  On May - 27 lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa   

1900  On May - 27 lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa   

1902  On this day in history 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8   

1902  Celius Dougherty, composer on May - 27.   

1902  On May - 27 jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies   

1903  Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1903  37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 on May - 27.   

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

1904  NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants) on this day in history.   

1905  Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima on May - 27.   

1905  30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8 on May - 27.   

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

1906  Robert Shone, director-general (NEDC) on May - 27.   

1907  Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Fransisco on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader   

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

1908  Alex Brown, snooker player on May - 27.   

1909  Isador Goodman, composer on May - 27.   

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 May - 27 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate   

1912  John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle) on this day in history.   

1913  On May - 27 arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England)   

1914  On this day in history hugh Le Caine, composer   

1914  On this day in history joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies   

1915  SS Aguila, a Yeoward Bros. ship, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat 47 miles south-west of the Smalls Lighthouse on May - 27.   

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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 this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

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 May - 27.   

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.   

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 this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.   

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  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on May - 27.