1700s / 18th century history on the 27th of May
1703 : Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.
1900s / 20th century history on the 27th of May
1919 : The 1st transatlantic flight was completed, by a NC-4 aircraft, when it arrived in Lisbon, in Portugal.
1927 : Ford Model T manufacturing was ceased by the Ford Motor Company, so they could start to retool factory plants to make the Ford Model A.
1930 : The tallest man-made structure was opened to the public, when the Chrysler Building in New York City opened, with a height of 319 metres (1,046 feet).
1933 : Three Little Pigs cartoon was released by The Walt Disney Company, with its hit song “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”
1939 : Don Williams the American country singer was born in Floydada, Texas, USA (died in 2017 aged 78).
1937 : The Golden Gate Bridge opened to pedestrian traffic, between San Francisco and Marin County, in California, USA.
1941 : The Bismarck German battleship was sunk by the British Royal Navy in the North Atlantic near France, resulting in the death of over 2,000 Germans.
1945 : Bruce Cockburn the Canadian singer-songwriter was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Official website : BruceCockburn.com
1954 : Pauline Hanson the Australian politician was born Pauline Lee Seccombe in Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.
1957 : Siouxsie Sioux the English singer was born Susan Janet Ballion in London, England. She is best known as the lead singer of Siouxsie and the Banshees rock band.
1958 : Neil Finn (OBE) the New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. He is best known as co-frontman of Split Enz, and frontman of Crowded House.
1965 : Pat Cash the Australian tennis player was born in Melbourne, Australia.
1966 : Heston Blumenthal (OBE HonFRSC) the English chef was born in Shepherd’s Bush, London, England.
1971 : The Dahlerau train disaster killed 46 people, making it the worst railway accident in West Germany.
1971 : Wayne Carey the Australian footballer was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
1975 : André 3000 the American rapper was born André Lauren Benjamin in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is best known for being a member of the Outkast pop duo. Official website : Andre3000.com
1975 : Jamie Oliver (MBE) the English chef was born in Clavering, Essex, England. Official website : JamieOliver.com
2000s / 21st century history on the 27th of May
2006 : Yogyakarta earthquake shook central Java with a damaging intensity, resulting in the death of over 5,700 people, and leaving 37,000 injured.
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