May 27th in History

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May 27th in History

1930: Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest
1940: The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins
1941: The German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France
1952: European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed
1990: Poland holds its first free elections in over fifty years

May 27th birthdays

1867: Arnold Bennett, English novelist
1897: John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist
1911: Vincent Price, American film actor
1922: Christopher Lee, British born film actor
1923: Henry Kissinger, American politician
1936: Lou Gossett Jr, American film actor