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27 May 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2014 - The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed.Association football club in India
Anniversary
2006 - An earthquake registering 6.4 Mw struck near the city of Yogyakarta on the southern side of the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,700 people.Earthquake in Java, Indonesia
Anniversary
2001 - Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted for more than a year.Hostage crisis in southern Philippines
Anniversary
1997 - A destructive F5-rated tornado tracked through a subdivision of homes northwest of Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people.1997 F5 tornado
Anniversary
1995 - American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse, leaving him quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries.American actor and activist (1952–2004)
Historical events
History
2018 - Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floors of buildings on Main Street in Ellicott City, and causing cars to overturn.2018 flood in Maryland, United States
History
2017 - Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.Canadian politician (born 1979)
History
2016 - Barack Obama is the first president of the United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
History
2014 - The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada are formed.Association football club in India
History
2006 - The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.Earthquake in Java, Indonesia
History
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.Jihadist militant group in the Philippines
History
1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
History
1998 - Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.1995 domestic terrorism bombing in Oklahoma City
History
1997 - The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.Tornado outbreak in Texas
History
1996 - First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.1994–1996 war between Russia and Chechen separatists
Notable births
Born
2003 - Franco Colapinto, Argentine racing driverArgentine racing driver (born 2003)
Born
1999 - Lily-Rose Depp, French-American actress and modelFrench and American actress and singer (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis playerHungarian tennis player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Freddie Aguilar, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter (born 1953)Filipino musician (1953–2025)
Died
2024 - Elizabeth MacRae, American actress (born 1936)American actress (1936–2024)
Died
2024 - Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1952)American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)
Died
2021 - Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1929)Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993
Died
2020 - Larry Kramer, American playwright, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist (born 1935)American playwright and gay rights activist (1935–2020)
Died
2018 - Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (born 1947)American science fiction author and editor (1947–2018)
Died
2017 - Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (born 1947)American musician (1947–2017)
Died
2015 - Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver (born 1929)Swedish rally driver (1929–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
99.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 15.7 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
6.42 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
21.03 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.