May 27

May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining.

Events:

• 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic

Births:

• 1911 - Vincent Price, actor
• 1911 - Hubert Humphrey, American politician
• 1923 - Henry Kissinger, American diplomat

Deaths:

• 1840: Niccolo Paganini, violinist
• 1910: Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, German bacteriologist

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

May 26 -- May 28 -- April 27 -- June 27 -- more historical anniversaries