If you're curious about today's historical events, you've come to the right source. Each day presents us with a range of significant occurrences that have shaped both Indian and world history. Today, we commemorate several noteworthy events that have taken place on this very day in the past.
1. 1703 - St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great
Founded this day in 1703 by Peter the Great, St. Petersburg has played a vital role in Russian history and is especially known as the scene of the 1917 revolutions and as a fiercely defended city during World War II.
2. 1895 - British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector
3. 1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge is opened
The suspension bridge connecting the San Francisco peninsula with Marin County is one of the most recognised works of United States architecture.
4. 1940 - World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 97 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops.
5. 1942 - Hitler orders 10,000 Czechs murdered.
6. 1951 - Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing.
7. 1963 - Jomo Kenyatta elected 1st Prime Minister of Kenya.
8. 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.
9. 2018 - South Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear".
Famous People's Birthday on May 27
1. 1962 - Ravi Shastri's Birthday
Ravi Shastri is a former Indian cricketer and the former head coach of the Indian national cricket team. He was born on May 27, 1962, in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India.
2. 1957 - Nitin Gadkari's Birthday
Nitin Gadkari is an Indian politician and a prominent member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was born on May 27, 1957, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
3. 1961-K. Sridhar’s Birthday
Indian scientist conducting research in the area of theoretical high energy physics and a writer of fiction.
Famous People's Death Anniversary on May 27
1. 1964 - Jawaharlal Nehru death anniversary
Former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, a leader of the Indian independence movement of the 1930s and '40s, died in New Delhi.
This was all about the interesting and intriguing events that occurred on May 27!
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