Home » Birthdays on this Day » 27th MayFamous Birthdays on 27th May◀ Apr May Jun ▶ _________________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31 _________________________________________All Events Birthdays Weddings Deaths Birthdays *1 - 200* of *244* *1332 -* Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) *1519 -* Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) *1576 -* Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) *1595 -* Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer *1601 -* Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) *1623 -* William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) *1626 -* William II, prince of Orange/stadholder *1651 -* Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) *1652 -* Elisabeth C Liselotte van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans *1738 -* Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer *1738 -* Nathaniel Gorham, American politician (d. 1796) *1756 -* Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria *1774 -* Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale) *1794 -* Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) *1799 -* Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer *1806 -* Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer *1815 -* Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia *1818 -* Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons *1819 -* Julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic) *1820 -* Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess and socialite (d. 1904) *1822 -* Henry Wylde, composer *1822 -* Josef Joachim Raff, composer *1823 -* John Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 *1827 -* Samuel F. Miller, American politician (d. 1892) *1836 -* Edwin Gray Lee, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 *1836 -* Jay Gould, US railroad executive, financierFolk Hero of the American Old West Wild Bill Hickok Folk Hero of the American Old West *Wild Bill Hickok* (1837) *1837 -* Wild Bill Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout *1837 -* Robert Frederick Hoke, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 *1837 -* Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887) *1839 -* Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina) *1849 -* Blind Tom Bethune, pianist/composer *1850 -* Thomas Neill Cream, Glasgow, Scotland, serial killer (Lambeth poisoner), (d. 1892) *1852 -* Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90) *1854 -* Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium) *1860 -* Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941) *1861 -* Victoria E Matthews, educator *1864 -* Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938) *1867 -* Arnold Bennett, Hanley Staffordshire, English novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon) *1870 -* Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age) *1871 -* Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre) *1874 -* Dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870] *1874 -* Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Eros Thanatos) *1876 -* Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945) *1879 -* Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Lets Dance) *1879 -* Hans Lammers, German SS officer (d. 1962) *1881 -* Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer *1884 -* Bax Brod, composer *1887 -* Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends) *1887 -* Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts) *1887 -* Frank Woolley, cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder) *1888 -* Louis Durey, composer *1891 -* Claude Adonai Champagne, composer *1892 -* Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan) *1893 -* Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentarian (d. 2005) *1894 -* Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, detective novelist (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) *1894 -* Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961) *1895 -* Marij Kogoj, composer *1897 -* John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951) *1900 -* Uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933) *1902 -* Celius Dougherty, composer *1904 -* Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997) *1906 -* Robert Shone, director-general (NEDC) *1907 -* Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader *1907 -* Rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring) *1908 -* Alex Brown, snooker player *1908 -* Harold Rome, composer (Fanny, Pins & Needles) *1908 -* Melle J Oldeboerrigter, [Melle], Dutch painter/cartoonist *1909 -* Isador Goodman, composer *1910 -* Daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons) *1911 -* Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate *1911 -* Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist/writer (Frihet och demokrati) *1911 -* Vincent Price, St Louis MO, actor (House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura) *1911 -* Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born Israeli politician (d. 2007) *1912 -* John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle)Golfer Sam Snead Golfer *Sam Snead* (1912) *1912 -* Sam Snead, Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73) *1912 -* Terry Moore, American baseball player (d. 1995) *1913 -* Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England) *1913 -* Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German cartoonist/painter *1914 -* Hugh Le Caine, composer *1914 -* Lord Erroll of Hale, British minister *1914 -* Rose Stainton, CEO (British Airways) *1915 -* Herman Wouk, NYC, novelist (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War) *1915 -* Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini) *1915 -* Louise Annand-MacFarquhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, painter and film-maker (At the Museum), (d. 2012) *1916 -* Norman Griggs, VP (Building Society Association) *1918 -* Yasuhiro Nakasone, premier of Japan (1982-87) *1919 -* Kam Fong, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-0) *1920 -* Michael Webster, CEO (DRG) *1920 -* William Crawshay, Lord-Lt of Gwent *1921 -* Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty (1960) *1921 -* Redd Stewart, Ashland City Tn, guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show)Actor Christopher Lee Actor *Christopher Lee* (1922) *1922 -*Christopher Lee, Westminster, London, English actor (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Hobbit film trilogy) *1922 -* Sidney AK Keyes, English poet (Iron Laurel) *1923 -* Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State (1973-77)/Nobel Peace Prize (1973) *1923 -* Lord Freyberg, British Colonel of General Staff *1923 -* Sumner Redstone, American entrepreneur *1923 -* Ingeborg Inge Morath, Graz Austria, Magnum photographer and wife of Arthur Miller *1925 -* John Moberly, diplomat *1925 -* Tony Hillerman, American writer *1926 -* Gordon Leggat, cricketer (open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56) *1927 -* Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman (Mirror Group) *1927 -* Jan Blokker, Dutch writer/journalist (VPRO, Peoples Newspaper) *1928 -* Thea Musgrave, Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer (Mary Queen of Scots) *1929 -* Donald Howard Keats, composer *1930 -* Eino Tamberg, composer *1930 -* John Barth, novelist (Sot-Weed Factor)Politician, statesman Henry Kissinger Politician, statesman*Henry Kissinger* (1923) *1930 -* Simon Barrington-Ward *1930 -* William S Sessions, Arkansas, director of FBI *1931 -* Florence Sharples, director (British YWCA) *1931 -* John Chapple, British chief of General Staff *1931 -* Kenny Price, Florence Ky, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw) *1931 -* Veroslav Neumann, composer *1931 -* James Wilson, Boston, Massachusetts, criminologist (Zero Tolerance policing), (d. 2012) *1932 -* [Herman] Junior Parker, Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter (Mystery Train) *1932 -* Jeffrey Bernard, singer *1933 -* Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur *1934 -* Harlan [Jay] Ellison, US, sci-fi author (7 Hugos, Doomsman, Babylon 5) *1935 -* Elias Gistelinck, Flemish composer *1935 -* Lee Meriwether, Los Angeles California, Miss America (Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones) *1935 -* Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist (Hang on Sloopy) *1936 -* Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff *1936 -* Eric Anderson, headmaster (Eton) *1936 -* Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party *1936 -* Louis Gossett Jr, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Officer & Gentleman, Deep) *1936 -* Marcel Masse, Canadian politician *1939 -* Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer (I Believe in You) *1939 -* Earl Cairns, CEO (S G Warburg & Co) *1939 -* Jerry Mercer, rock drummer (April Wine Montreal Montreal) *1939 -* Socratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman *1940 -* Rene Koering, composer *1941 -* Adriaan Venema, Dutch journalist/author (Mussert) *1941 -* Allan Carr, Ill, director (Grease, Happiest Millionaire) *1941 -* Davina Phillips, actress *1942 -* Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympic-bronze-1964) *1942 -* Priscilla Anne McLean, composer *1942 -* Roger Freeman, British minister of transport *1942 -* Lee Baca, American law enforcement official *1943 -* Bruce Weitz, Norwalk Ct, actor (Hill St Blues, Death of a Centerfold) *1943 -* Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist (Youre My World) *1944 -* Christopher J Dodd, (Gov/Sen-D-CT, 1981- ) *1945 -* Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa Canada, folk rock vocalist (Waterwalker) *1946 -* Lewis Collins, English actor, (d. 2013) *1946 -* Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish musician (d. 2005) *1947 -* Liana Alexandra, composer *1947 -* Peter DeFazio, (Rep-D-Oregon) *1947 -* Robert Reinacher Jr, horse trainer *1947 -* Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer *1948 -* Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7) *1948 -* Anna E Annelies Balhan, Dutch revue-artist/actress (Sweet Chairty) *1948 -* Pete Sears, bassist (Jefferson Starship) *1951 -* John Conteh, boxer *1951 -* Norma Jean Almodovar, Binghampton, auto-biographer (Cop to Call Girl) *1954 -* Catherine Carr, US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972) *1954 -* Pauline Hanson, Australian politician *1954 -* Jackie Slater, American football player *1955 -* Bill Malley, Oakland CA, Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th) *1955 -* Graeme Jock Edwards, cricketer (beefy NZ lefty batsman late 70s) *1955 -* Richard Schiff, American actor *1955 -* Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter *1956 -* Lisa Niemi, Houston Texas, actress (Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies) *1956 -* Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets) *1956 -* Steve Pagano, horse trainer *1956 -* Cynthia McFadden, American television anchor *1957 -* Bruce Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1976) *1957 -* Duncan Goodhew, swimmer *1957 -* Siouxsie Sioux, [Susan Ballion], Kent England (Siouxsie & Banshees) *1958 -* Linnea Quigley, Davenport Iowa, actress (Night of Demons, Virgin High) *1958 -* Neil Finn, rocker (Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House) *1960 -* Ray Armsetad, Kirksville Mo, 4X400 runner (Olympic-gold-1984) *1960 -* Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84) *1961 -* Cathy Silvers, NYC, actress (Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square) *1961 -* Jill Sterkel, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976, 84, 88) *1961 -* John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoist/kayaker (Olympic-92) *1961 -* Peri Gilpin, Waco Tx, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier) *1962 -* Mariangela DAbbraccio, Naples Italy, TV actress (Passioni) *1962 -* Meg Parsont, personality (David Letterman Show) *1962 -* Ravi Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92) *1962 -* Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96) *1962 -* Steven Brill, American film writer and director *1964 -* Adam Carolla, American comedian and television personality *1965 -* Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) *1965 -* Pat Cash, Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon 1987) *1965 -* Todd Bridges, SF CA, actor (Diffrent Strokes, Fish) *1966 -* Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons) *1966 -* John Jaha, Portland OR, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers) *1966 -* Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers) *1966 -* Sean Kinney, US rock drummer (Alice in Chains-We Die Young) *1967 -* Chin Yang, jockey *1967 -* Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves) *1967 -* George McCloud, NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns) *1967 -* Paul Gascoigne, soccer player *1967 -* Ruthie Bolton Holifield, WNBA guard (Sac Monarchs/Olympics-gold-96) *1968 -* Cedric Smith, NFL running back (Wash Redskins, Arizona Cardinals) *1968 -* Frank Thomas, Big Hurt, 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP) *1968 -* Jeff Bagwell, Boston Mass, infielder (Houston Astros) *1968 -* John Connelly, Toledo OH, Nike golfer (1991 NH Open) *1969 -* Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant (Barcelona Dragons) *1969 -* Francois Letourneau, St Jerome Quebec, canoeist (Olympics-96) *1969 -* Lesley Tashlin, Toronto Ontario, 100m hurdler (Olympics-96) *1969 -* Todd Hundley, Martinsville VA, catcher (NY Met1 2 ▶
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 13:18:22 +0000
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