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May 27th in History
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May 27th in History
1930
: Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest
1940
: The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins
1941
: The German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France
1952
: European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed
1990
: Poland holds its first free elections in over fifty years
May 27th birthdays
1867
: Arnold Bennett, English novelist
1897
: John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist
1911
: Vincent Price, American film actor
1922
: Christopher Lee, British born film actor
1923
: Henry Kissinger, American politician
1936
: Lou Gossett Jr, American film actor