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Birthdays of Personalities on May 27

1332 : Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)
1595 : Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer
1626 : William II, prince of Orange/stadholder
1756 : Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria
1774 : Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)
1794 : Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad)
1815 : Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia
1818 : Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons
1819 : Julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
1823 : John Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1836 : Edwin Gray Lee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870
1836 : Jay Gould, US railroad executive, financier
1837 : "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout
1837 : Robert Frederick Hoke, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
1839 : Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina)
1854 : Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)
1861 : Victoria E Matthews, educator
1867 : Arnold Bennett, England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon)
1871 : Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre)
1874 : Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Eros Thanatos)
1881 : Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer
1887 : Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)
1887 : Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorw„rts)
1894 : Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)
1894 : L F C‚line, writer
1894 : Louis-Ferdinand C‚line, France, novelist (Journey to End of Night)
1897 : John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951)
1907 : Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader
1907 : Rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring)
1908 : Alex Brown, snooker player
1908 : Melle J Oldeboerrigter, [Melle], Dutch painter/cartoonist
1910 : Daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)
1911 : Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate
1911 : Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist/writer (Frihet och demokrati)
1912 : John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle)
1913 : Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop
1913 : Mervyn Stockwood, bishop (Southwark England)
1913 : Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German cartoonist/painter
1914 : Lord Erroll of Hale, British minister
1914 : Rose Stainton, CEO (British Airways)
1915 : Herman Wouk, NYC, novelist (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War)
1916 : Norman Griggs, VP (Building Society Association)
1918 : Yasuhiro Nakasone, premier of Japan (1982-87)
1920 : Michael Webster, CEO (DRG)
1920 : William Crawshay, Lord-Lt of Gwent
1921 : Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty (1960)
1921 : Redd Stewart, Ashland City Tn, guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show)
1922 : Sidney AK Keyes, English poet (Iron Laurel)
1923 : Lord Freyberg, British Colonel of General Staff
1925 : John Moberly, diplomat
1927 : Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman (Mirror Group)
1927 : Jan Blokker, Dutch writer/journalist (VPRO, People's Newspaper)
1930 : Simon Barrington-Ward
1931 : John Chapple, British chief of General Staff
1934 : Harlan [Jay] Ellison, US, sci-fi author (7 Hugos, Doomsman, Babylon 5)
1935 : Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist (Hang on Sloopy)
1936 : Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff
1936 : Eric Anderson, headmaster (Eton)
1936 : Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party
1939 : Earl Cairns, CEO (S G Warburg & Co)
1939 : Jerry Mercer, rock drummer (April Wine Montreal Montreal)
1941 : Adriaan Venema, Dutch journalist/author (Mussert)
1942 : Roger Freeman, British minister of transport
1943 : Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist (You're My World)
1944 : Christopher J Dodd, (Gov/Sen-D-CT, 1981- )
1945 : Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa Canada, folk rock vocalist (Waterwalker)
1947 : Peter DeFazio, (Rep-D-Oregon)
1947 : Robert Reinacher Jr, horse trainer
1948 : Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7)
1948 : Pete Sears, bassist (Jefferson Starship)
1951 : John Conteh, boxer
1951 : Norma Jean Almodovar, Binghampton, auto-biographer (Cop to Call Girl)
1956 : Steve Pagano, horse trainer
1957 : Duncan Goodhew, swimmer
1957 : Siouxsie Sioux, [Susan Ballion], Kent England (Siouxsie & Banshees)
1958 : Neil Finn, rocker (Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House)
1962 : Meg Parsont, personality (David Letterman Show)
1965 : Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1966 : John Jaha, Portland OR, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1966 : Sean Kinney, US rock drummer (Alice in Chains-We Die Young)
1967 : Chin Yang, jockey
1967 : Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
1968 : Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP)
1968 : Jeff Bagwell, Boston Mass, infielder (Houston Astros)
1969 : Todd Hundley, Martinsville VA, catcher (NY Mets)
1970 : Todd Collins, linebacker (New England Patriots)
1971 : Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1972 : Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner

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