May 27

May 27 is the 147th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (148st in leap years). There are 218 days remaining.

Events:

• 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic

Deaths:

• 1840: Niccolo Paganini (violinist)
• 1910: Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (German bacteriologist?)

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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