Page 6: Historical Events In May - 27

1930  Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest on this day in history.   

1931  Piccard & Knipfer make first flight into stratosphere, by balloon; first use of pressurized cabin in a balloon on this day in history.   

1931  The first full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field VA on May - 27.   

1931  On this day in history 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field Va   

1933  On this day in history austrian communist party banned   

1933  Century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago on May - 27.   

1933  Federal Securities Act signed on May - 27.   

1933  On May - 27 the Academy-Award-winning animated short The Three Little Pigs, is released by young animator Walt Disney   

1933  Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released on May - 27.   

1934  Meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam street hawker, dies on this day in history.   

1935  Supreme Court declares FDR's National Recovery Act unconstitutional on May - 27.   

1935  On this day in history the U S Supreme Court strikes down the National Industrial Recovery Act   

1935  Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional on May - 27.   

1936  The birth of Lou Gossett Jr, American film actor on May - 27.   

1936  On May - 27 the Queen Mary, sailing for the Cunard line, left England on its maiden voyage   

1936  RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage on May - 27.   

1937  On May - 27 golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, dedicated   

1937  Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936) on May - 27.   

1938  Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of England season, earliest to do so on May - 27.   

1938  Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of Eng season, earliest to do so on this day in history.   

1939  Joseph Roth, Austria journalist (Fluctuate ohne Ende), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history british & French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)   

1940  On May - 27 the evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins   

1941  Allied troops begin evacuating Kreta on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history fDR proclaimes an "unlimited national emergency" due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor   

1941  On this day in history german battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force   

1941  On this day in history the German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France   

1941  On May - 27 aH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76   

1942  On this day in history dorie Miller, awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor   

1942  On this day in history hitler orders 10,000 Czechoslovakians murdered   

1942  On this day in history italian army begin siege of French western Fort Bir Hachim   

1942  On this day in history top German Nazi Reinhard Heydrich is shot & mortally wounded in Prague   

1943  On this day in history french defiance under Jean Moulin meets secretly in Paris   

1943  On this day in history uS forbids racial discrimination in war industry   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on May - 27.   

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

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

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

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on this day in history.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on May - 27.   

0366  On May - 27 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 this day in history 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  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  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on May - 27.