Daily Calendar for May 27th, 2021

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

1810s

• Born 1818: Amelia Bloomer (reformer)

1830s

• Born 1837: "Wild Bill" Hickok (frontiersman)

1840s

• Died 1840: Niccolò Paganini (composer)

1900s

• Born 1907: Rachel Carson (conservationist)

1910s

• Born 1912: John Cheever (writer)

1930s

• 1937: Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to pedestrians only

1940s

• 1941: German battleship Bismarck sunk, WWII

1960s

• 1967: USS John F. Kennedy christened by 9-year old Caroline Kennedy

1970s

• Born 1971: Paul Bettany (actor)

• Born 1975: Jamie Oliver (chef)

2000s

• Died 2006: Paul Gleason (actor)

2010s

• 2019: The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures