May 27
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Art and culture
- 1647 - First recorded execution of a witch in the American colonies.
- 1895 - Oscar Wilde is sent to prison for sodomy.
- 1944 - No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre premieres in France.
- 1963 - Folk music singer Bob Dylan releases The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album, which features "Blowin' in the Wind" and several other of his best-known songs.
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Births
- 1867 - Arnold Bennett, British novelist (d. 1931)
- 1871 - Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1958)
- 1894 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961)
- 1894 - Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961)
- 1911 - Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1913 - Wols, German painter and photographer (d. 1951)
- 1930 - John Barth, American novelist
- 1935 - Ramsey Lewis, American pianist (d. 2022)
- 1950 - Dee Dee Bridgewater, American jazz singer
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Deaths
- 1564 - John Calvin, French religious reformer (b. 1509)
- 2011 - Gil Scott-Heron, 62, American poet, musician and author (b. 1949)
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