May 27th (2001) was a Sunday. It's the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 218 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 27th May, 2001
» Members of the Islamism e.g Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf Dos Palmas kidnappings called seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
May 27th Famous Deaths for 2001
» Ramon Bieri, American actor (b. 1929)
May 27th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Nicaragua or Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Augustine of Canterbury
» Bruno (Bishop of Würzburg) named Bruno of Würzburg