What happened on May 27 ?

1332 - Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian historian (d. 1406)

1519 - Girolamo Mei, Italian humanist historian (d. 1594)

1576 - Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)

1601 - Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and one of Canadian Martyrs (d. 1648)

1623 - William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)

1626 - William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)

1651 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)

1652 - Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans (d. 1722)

1738 - Nathaniel Gorham, American politician (d. 1796)

1756 - King Maximilian I of Bavaria (d. 1825)

1794 - "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (d. 1877)

1818 - Amelia Bloomer, suffragette (d. 1894)

1819 - Julia Ward Howe, American composer (d. 1910)

1836 - Jay Gould, American financier (d. 1892)

1837 - Wild Bill Hickok, American gunfighter (d. 1876)

1837 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887)

1864 - Ante Trumbi?, Croatian politician (d. 1938)

1867 - Arnold Bennett, British novelist (d. 1931)

1871 - Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1958)

1876 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945)

1879 - Hans Lammers, SS officer (d. 1962)

1884 - Max Brod, Austrian author (d. 1968)

1888 - Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979)

1894 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961)

1894 - Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961)

1897 - John Cockcroft, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)

1904 - Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997)

1907 - Rachel Carson, American biologist and science writer (d. 1964)

1911 - Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President of the United States (d. 1978)

1911 - Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem

1911 - Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)

1912 - John Cheever, American author (d. 1982)

1912 - Sam Snead, American golfer (d. 2002)

1913 - Wols, German painter

1915 - Herman Wouk, American writer

1917 - Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan

1922 - Christopher Lee, English actor

1923 - Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

1923 - Sumner Redstone, American entrepreneur

1925 - Tony Hillerman, American writer

1930 - John Barth, American novelist

1933 - Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur

1934 - Harlan Ellison, American author

1935 - Lee Meriwether, American beauty queen and actress

1935 - Ramsey Lewis, American jazz and pop pianist

1936 - Louis Gossett Jr., American actor

1936 - Marcel Masse, French Canadian politician

1937 - Allan Carr, American film producer and writer (d. 1999)

1943 - Cilla Black, English singer

1943 - Bruce Weitz, American actor

1944 - Alain Souchon, French singer and songwriter

1945 - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian musician

1946 - Niels-Henning ÿrsted Pedersen, Danish musician (d. 2005)

1947 - Branko Oblak, Slovenian football player

1948 - Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant

1951 - Ana Belén, Spanish singer and actress

1957 - Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling personality

1957 - Siouxsie Sioux, English musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees )

1958 - Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter

1958 - Linnea Quigley, American actress

1961 - Peri Gilpin, American actress

1964 - Adam Carolla, American comedian and radio/television personality

1967 - Paul Gascoigne, former British footballer

1968 - Jeff Bagwell, baseball player

1968 - Frank Thomas, baseball player

1970 - Tim Farron, British politician

1970 - Joseph Fiennes, English actor

1971 - Paul Bettany, English actor

1971 - Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, American singer (d. 2002)

1971 - Monika Schnarre, Canadian supermodel

1974 - Derek Webb, American singer and songwriter (Caedmon's Call)

1974 - Danny Wuerffel, American football player

1975 - Andre 3000, American musician (OutKast)

1975 - Jamie Oliver, British chef and television personality