May 27: Habeaus Corpus, Priam's Treasure and Dunkirk

On This Day in History May 27, 2020 Historical Events 1679  Habeaus Corpus Act (strengthening person's right to challenge unlawful arrest & imprisonment) passes in England 1703  Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great 1873  Heinrich Schliemann discovers "Priam's Treasure" a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia 1905  Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history 1940  British and Allied forces begin the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during WWII 1963  Jomo Kenyatta elected 1st Prime Minister of Kenya 1999  The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo 2006  Earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia at 5:53:58 AM local time (22:53:58 UTC May 26) devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta, killing over 6,600 people More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Henry Kissinger 97th Birthday Ibn Khaldūn (1332 - 1406) Rachel Carson (1907 - 1964) Wild Bill Hickok (1837 - 1876) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964) Robert Koch (1843 - 1910) More Famous Deaths May 27: Ship that Changed the Face of Britain Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand