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Daily Calendar for Friday, May 27, 2016

Born

  • Amelia Bloomer (reformer) –
  • Wild Bill Hickok (frontiersman) –
  • Rachel Carson (conservationist) –
  • John Cheever (writer) –
  • Paul Bettany (actor) –
  • Jamie Oliver (chef) –
  • Jade Carey (Olympic gymnast) –

Died

  • NiccolΓ² Paganini (composer) –
  • Paul Gleason (actor) –

Events

  • Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to pedestrians only–
  • German battleship Bismarck sunk, WWII–
  • USS John F. Kennedy christened by 9-year old Caroline Kennedy–
  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures–

Weather

  • Indianapolis experienced its latest freeze on record, with the temperature falling to 31 degrees F–
  • Lightning struck storm chaser in car in South Dakota–
  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures–

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