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HISTORY QUIZ OF THIS DAY (May-27)

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May 27, 2006 :: ODUVIL UNNIKRISHNAN :: Died this day, he was an Indian (b. 1944).


May 27, 2006 :: EARTHQUAKE :: This day's earthquake in devastated Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta killing over 6,600 people.


May 27, 2002 :: KONERU HUMPY :: Born on 31 March 1987 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India, she holds the record for being the ever to become a grandmaster (not merely a Woman Grandmaster), which she achieved in 15 years, 1 month, 27 days. This feat was achieved on this day.


May 27, 1994 :: Alexander SOLZHENITZIN :: A brave Russian soldier turned a brave . On this day he returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.


May 27, 1988 :: ERNST RUSKA :: Died this day, he was a German . In 1986, he won half of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his many achievements in electron optics; Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer won a quarter each for their design of the scanning tunneling microscope.

May 27, 1987 :: JOHN HOWARD NORTHROP :: Died this day, he was an American , Nobel laureate (b. 1891).


May 27, 1964 :: Died this day, Pandit JAWAHARLAL Nehru was the of India.

May 27, 1962 :: Born this day, Ravi SHASTRI is the former Indian cricketer turned .

May 27, 1951 :: AQUARIUM :: An aquarium and Marine Biological Station in Mumbai. It was inaugrated on this day, by the then Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.


May 27, 1937 :: Bridge :: A suspension bridge opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County, California.

May 27, 1923 :: Henry Alfred :: Born this day, he is the former US Advisor for national security affairs and Secretary of State during the presidentships of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.


May 27, 1919 :: KANDUKURI VEERESALINGAM :: Died this day, he was an Indian activist (b. 1848).

May 27, 1911 :: Born this day, Hubert Horatio HUMPHREY was the 38th US .

May 27, 1910 :: ROBERT KOCH :: Died this day, he was a physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1843).


May 27, 1897 :: JOHN COCKCRAFT :: Born this day, he was a physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967).


May 27, 1860 :: MANUEL TEIXEIRA GOMES :: Born this day, he was the 7th President of (d. 1941).

May 27, 1841 :: Ardeshir CURSETJEE :: On this day he became the to be elected Fellow of the Royal Society, London.


May 27, 1703 :: PETROGRAD :: Czar Peter the Great of Russia founded the city St. Petersburg as Russia's new capital. Its name was changed to Petrograd in 1914, in 1924 and back to St. Petersburg in 1991. The city was founded on this day.

May 27, 1679 :: Act :: Aimed at protecting citizens against false arrest and imprisonment. This Act was passed by the English parliament on this day.


May 27, 1332 :: Ibn KHALDUN :: The greatest Arab . born this day.