Today in History for 27th May 2017:
Historical Events
1941 – German battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force
1949 – Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane
1972 – “Applause” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 900 performances
1994 – NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
2006 – Earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia at 5:53:58 AM local time (22:53:58 UTC May 26) devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta, killing over 6,600 people
2009 – South Africa enters the global recession; the first recession for South Africa in 17 years
Famous Birthdays
1774 – Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)
1908 – Alex Brown, snooker player
1916 – Norman Griggs, VP (Building Society Association)
1930 – John Barth, novelist (Sot-Weed Factor)
1936 – Louis Gossett Jr, American actor (Officer and Gentleman, Deep), born in Brooklyn, New York
1961 – Cathy Silvers, actress (Happy Days, Foley Square), born in NYC, New York
Famous Deaths
1878 – Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49
1918 – Henry Adams, US literature historian (Esther), dies at 80
1947 – Ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1969 – Jeffrey Hunter, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43
1993 – Jan Wiley, actress (Underdog, Brute Man, She Wolf of London), dies
2010 – Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator (b. 1929)