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May 27 Birthdays in History - May 27 Deaths - May 27 Events
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May 27, 1980 Jessica Deglau, Vancouver BC, 200m butterfly 1996 Olympics May 27, 1976 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins May 27, 1975 Jamie Oliver, British Celebrity May 27, 1975 Denise Van Outen, British Actress May 27, 1975 Andre Benjamin, American Musician May 27, 1974 Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints May 27, 1972 Antonio Freeman, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 May 27, 1972 Karen Hecox, U.S. 1500m runner May 27, 1972 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle and guard for the San Diego Chargers May 27, 1971 Corey Beck, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets May 27, 1971 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player for the FC Utrecht May 27, 1971 Monika Schnarre, U.S. actress, Bold and Beautiful May 27, 1971 Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter, Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons May 27, 1971 Lisa Lopes, American Musician May 27, 1971 Paul Bettany, English Actor May 27, 1970 Liz Earley, St. Catharines Ontario, LPGA golfer, 1995 Thailand Open May 27, 1970 Michael Blackburn, Australian laser yachter 1996 Olympics May 27, 1970 Todd Collins, linebacker for the New England Patriots May 27, 1970 Joseph Fiennes, British Actor May 27, 1969 Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant, Barcelona Dragons May 27, 1969 Dondre T Whitfield, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Another World, All My Children May 27, 1969 Francois Letourneau, St. Jerome Quebec, canoeist 1996 Olympics May 27, 1969 Lesley Tashlin, born in Toronto, Ontario, 100m hurdler 1996 Olympics May 27, 1969 Todd Hundley, Martinsville, Virginia, catcher for the New York Mets May 27, 1969 Travis Williams, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets May 27, 1968 Cedric Smith, NFL running back, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals May 27, 1968 Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman, Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP May 27, 1968 Jeff Bagwell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, infielder for the Houston Astros May 27, 1968 John Connelly, born in Toledo, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1991 NH Open May 27, 1967 Chin Yang, jockey May 27, 1967 Doug West, NBA guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves May 27, 1967 George McCloud, NBA forward and guard, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns May 27, 1967 Paul Gascoigne, soccer player May 27, 1967 Ruthie Bolton Holifield, WNBA guard, Sac Monarchs/Olympics-gold-96 May 27, 1966 Eric Leckner, NBA center, Detroit Pistons May 27, 1966 John Jaha, born in Portland, Oregon, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers May 27, 1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers May 27, 1966 Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young May 27, 1965 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa, Louisiana, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays May 27, 1965 Pat Cash, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1987 May 27, 1965 Todd Bridges, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Different Strokes, Fish May 27, 1962 Mariangela D'Abbraccio, Naples Italy, TV actress, Passioni May 27, 1962 Meg Parsont, personality, David Letterman Show May 27, 1962 Ravi Shastri, cricketer, Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92 May 27, 1962 Ray Borner, Australian basketball center, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 May 27, 1961 Cathy Silvers, New York City, actress, Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square May 27, 1961 Jill Sterkel, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze-1976, 84, 88 May 27, 1961 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, U.S. canoist/kayaker 1992 Olympics May 27, 1961 Peri Gilpin, Waco, Texas, actor, Roz Doyle-Frasier May 27, 1960 Ray Armsetad, Kirksville, Missouri, 4X400 runner 1984 Olympics gold May 27, 1960 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler, Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84 May 27, 1958 Linnea Quigley, Davenport Iowa, actress, Night of Demons, Virgin High May 27, 1958 Neil Finn, rocker, Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House May 27, 1957 Bruce Furniss, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1976 May 27, 1957 Duncan Goodhew, swimmer May 27, 1957 Siouxsie Sioux, [Susan Ballion], Kent England, Siouxsie and Banshees May 27, 1956 Lisa Niemi, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies May 27, 1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker for the New York Jets May 27, 1956 Steve Pagano, horse trainer May 27, 1955 Bill Malley, born in Oakland California, Nike golfer, 1991 El Paso Open-30th May 27, 1955 Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer, beefy NZ lefty batsman late 70's May 27, 1954 Catherine Carr, U.S. breaststroke swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1972 May 27, 1951 John Conteh, boxer May 27, 1951 Norma Jean Almodovar, Binghampton, auto-biographer, Cop to Call Girl May 27, 1949 Alma Guillermoprieto, Mexican Journalist May 27, 1948 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7 May 27, 1948 Anna E "Annelies" Balhan, Dutch revue-artist/actress, Sweet Chairty May 27, 1948 Pete Sears, bassist, Jefferson Starship May 27, 1947 Liana Alexandra, composer May 27, 1947 Peter DeFazio, Rep-D-Oregon May 27, 1947 Robert Reinacher, Jr., horse trainer May 27, 1947 Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Scientist May 27, 1945 Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa, Canada, folk rock vocalist, Waterwalker May 27, 1944 Christopher J. Dodd, Gov/Sen-D-CT, 1981- May 27, 1944 Christopher Dodd, American Politician May 27, 1943 Bruce Weitz, Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Hill St. Blues, Death of a Centerfold May 27, 1943 Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist, You're My World May 27, 1943 Sue Simmons, American Journalist May 27, 1942 Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner 1964 Olympics bronze May 27, 1942 Priscilla Anne McLean, composer May 27, 1942 Roger Freeman, British minister of transport May 27, 1941 Adriaan Venema, Dutch journalist/author, Mussert May 27, 1941 Allan Carr, Illinois, director, Grease, Happiest Millionaire May 27, 1941 Davina Phillips, actress May 27, 1940 Rene Koering, composer May 27, 1939 Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer, I Believe in You May 27, 1939 Earl Cairns, CEO, S G Warburg and Co May 27, 1939 Jerry Mercer, rock drummer, April Wine Montreal Montreal May 27, 1936 Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff May 27, 1936 Eric Anderson, headmaster, Eton May 27, 1936 Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party May 27, 1936 Louis Gossett, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Officer and Gentleman, Deep May 27, 1935 Elias Gistelinck, Flemish composer May 27, 1935 Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones May 27, 1935 Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist, Hang on Sloopy May 27, 1934 Harlan [Jay] Ellison, U.S., sci-fi author, 7 Hugos, Doomsman, Babylon 5 May 27, 1934 Harlan Ellison, American Writer May 27, 1932 Jeffrey Bernard, singer May 27, 1931 Florence Sharples, director, British YWCA May 27, 1931 John Chapple, British chief of General Staff May 27, 1931 Kenny Price, Florence, Kentucky, country singer, Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw May 27, 1931 Veroslav Neumann, composer May 27, 1931 James Q. Wilson, American Politician May 27, 1930 Eino Tamberg, composer May 27, 1930 John Barth, novelist, Sot-Weed Factor May 27, 1930 Simon Barrington-Ward May 27, 1930 William S Sessions, Arkansas, director of FBI May 27, 1929 Donald Howard Keats, composer May 27, 1928 Thea Musgrave, Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer, Mary Queen of Scots May 27, 1927 Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman, Mirror Group May 27, 1927 Jan Blokker, Dutch writer/journalist, VPRO, People's Newspaper May 27, 1927 Peter Malkin, Israeli Public Servant May 27, 1926 Gordon Leggat, cricketer, open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56 May 27, 1925 John Moberly, diplomat May 27, 1925 Tony Hillerman, American Author May 27, 1923 Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, 1973-77, /Nobel Peace Prize, 1973 May 27, 1923 Lord Freyberg, British Colonel of General Staff May 27, 1923 Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman May 27, 1923 Sumner Redstone, American Businesman May 27, 1922 Christopher Lee, born in London, England, actor, Hound of Baskervilles May 27, 1922 Sidney AK Keyes, English poet, Iron Laurel May 27, 1921 Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty, 1960 May 27, 1921 Redd Stewart, Ashland City, Tennessee, guitarist/pianist, Pee Wee King Show May 27, 1920 Michael Webster, CEO, DRG May 27, 1920 William Crawshay, Lord-Lt of Gwent May 27, 1919 Kam Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Hawaii Five-0 May 27, 1918 Yasuhiro Nakasone, premier of Japan, 1982-87 May 27, 1916 Norman Griggs, VP, Building Society Association May 27, 1915 Herman Wouk, New York City, novelist, Caine Mutiny, Winds of War May 27, 1915 Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer, Verdi/Puccini May 27, 1914 Hugh Le Caine, composer May 27, 1914 Lord Erroll of Hale, British minister May 27, 1914 Rose Stainton, CEO, British Airways May 27, 1913 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop May 27, 1913 Mervyn Stockwood, bishop, Southwark England May 27, 1913 Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German cartoonist/painter May 27, 1912 John Cheever, writer, Wapshot Chronicle May 27, 1912 Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73 May 27, 1911 Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer, Frihet och demokrati May 27, 1911 Vincent Price, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura May 27, 1911 Hubert H. Humphrey, American Politician May 27, 1910 Daniel Greenway, CEO, Daniel Greenway and Sons May 27, 1909 Isador Goodman, composer May 27, 1908 Alex Brown, snooker player May 27, 1908 Harold Rome, composer, Fanny, Pins and Needles May 27, 1908 Melle J Oldeboerrigter, [Melle], Dutch painter/cartoonist May 27, 1907 Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader May 27, 1907 Rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer, Silent Spring May 27, 1906 Robert Shone, director-general, NEDC May 27, 1902 Celius Dougherty, composer May 27, 1897 John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist, Radar, Nobel 1951 May 27, 1895 Marij Kogoj, composer May 27, 1894 Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author, Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon May 27, 1894 L F Celine, writer May 27, 1894 Louis-Ferdinand Celine, France, novelist, Journey to End of Night May 27, 1892 Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress, Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan May 27, 1891 Claude Adonai Champagne, composer May 27, 1888 Louis Durey, composer May 27, 1887 Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright, Sudanese legends May 27, 1887 Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian, Vorwarts May 27, 1887 Frank Woolley, cricketer, long-running England left-arm all-rounder May 27, 1884 Bax Brod, composer May 27, 1881 Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer May 27, 1879 Lucile Watson, actress, Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance May 27, 1876 John Gilmour, Scottish Politician May 27, 1874 Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet and writer, Eros Thanatos May 27, 1871 Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter, Miserere et Guerre May 27, 1870 Lionel Palairet, cricketer, elegant England bat in the Golden Age May 27, 1867 Arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic, Great Babylon May 27, 1861 Victoria E Matthews, educator May 27, 1854 Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer, Jeune Belgium May 27, 1852 Billy Barnes, cricketer, England all-rounder 1880-90 May 27, 1849 "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer May 27, 1839 Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic, Roccaverdina May 27, 1837 "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout May 27, 1837 Robert Frederick Hoke, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1912 May 27, 1836 Edwin Gray Lee, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1870 May 27, 1836 Jay Gould, U.S. railroad executive, financier May 27, 1823 John Gray Foster, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1874 May 27, 1822 Henry Wylde, composer May 27, 1822 Josef Joachim Raff, composer May 27, 1819 Julia Ward Howe, U.S., author/lecturer, Battle Hymn of the Republic May 27, 1818 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons May 27, 1815 Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia May 27, 1806 Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer May 27, 1799 Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer May 27, 1794 Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire, B and O railroad May 27, 1774 Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer, Beaufort wind force scale May 27, 1756 Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria May 27, 1738 Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer May 27, 1652 Elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans May 27, 1626 William II, prince of Orange/stadholder May 27, 1595 Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer May 27, 1332 Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist, Muqaddimah |