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May 27: Day of the Week
May 27, 2024 was the 148th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 218 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 27 Historical Event(s)
1120
Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.
1798
The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland.
1863
American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
1883
Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
1930
The 1046 ft Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
1935
New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
1940
World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops. Two survive.
1968
The meeting of the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (National Union of the Students of France) takes place. 30,000 to 50,000 people gather in the Stade Sebastien Charlety.
1971
The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
1986
the game credited as setting the template for role-playing video games, Dragon Quest is released in Japan.
Who were born on May 27?
1827
Samuel F. Miller, New York representative to the U.S. House of Representatives (d. 1892)
1876
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945)
1894
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961)
1906
Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian Catholic bishop (d. 2009)
1932
Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress
1954
Pauline Hanson, Australian politician
1966
Heston Blumenthal, British chef and restaurateur
1968
Frank E. Thomas, American baseball player
1973
Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
1975
Jadakiss, American rapper (D-Block)
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