May 27th (2006) was a Saturday. 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, 2006
» The May 2006 Java earthquake strikes devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta (city) e.g Yogyakarta killing over 6,600 people.
May 27th Famous Deaths for 2006
» Rob Borsellino, American journalist (b. 1949)
» Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
» Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)
» Alex Toth, American illustrator and animator (b. 1928)
» Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor and composer (b. 1944)
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