How Many Days Until May 27?

This day in history: May 27

1. 1983

   An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven people.

2. 1995

   American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse, leaving him quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries.

3. 1995

   Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the day.

4. 1997

   A destructive F5-rated tornado tracked through a subdivision of homes northwest of Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people.

5. 2001

   Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted for more than a year.

6. 2006

   An earthquake registering 6.4 Mw struck near the city of Yogyakarta on the southern side of the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,700 people.

7. 2014

   The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed.

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