What happened on 27 May in history?

2014: The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed. 2001: Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002. 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station. 1997: The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.

What happened on 27 May in Indian history?

2014: The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed. 1971: Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.

Which famous people were born on 27 May?

Jadakiss, American rapper (1975); Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster (1968); Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, coach and sportscaster (1962); Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport (1957).

Which day is observed on 27 May?

Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua); Children's Day (Nigeria); Mother's Day (Bolivia); Navy Day (Japan); Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin).

On This Day, 27 May: Events, Births & Deaths in History (India & World)

Observed on 27 May

Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
Children's Day (Nigeria)
Mother's Day (Bolivia)
Navy Day (Japan)
Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin)

27 May in Indian history

2014The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed.India
1971Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.India

27 May in world history

2001Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
1999Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station.
1997The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
1995Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the day.
1988Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia.
1975The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32 people.
1967The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
1965Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
1960In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.
1941World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V and supporting cruisers.
1940World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
1937The Golden Gate Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge by span, opened between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
1935The United States Supreme Court ruled in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States that the National Industrial Recovery Act, a major component of the New Deal, was unconstitutional.
1930The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
1896One of the deadliest and most destructive tornadoes in U.S. history struck St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing more than 255 people and injuring at least 1,000 others.
1644Manchu regent Dorgon defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.

Born on 27 May

Died on 27 May

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 27 May in history?: 2014: The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed. 2001: Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002. 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station. 1997: The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
What happened on 27 May in Indian history?: 2014: The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed. 1971: Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
Which famous people were born on 27 May?: Jadakiss, American rapper (1975); Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster (1968); Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, coach and sportscaster (1962); Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport (1957).
Which day is observed on 27 May?: Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua); Children's Day (Nigeria); Mother's Day (Bolivia); Navy Day (Japan); Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin).

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On This Day: 27 May