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Celebrity Birthdays & What Happened in History For May 27th

Birthday today for May 27th?! Happy Birthday!! You may find it cool to know that you’re sharing your birthday with

Chris Colfer is 36.  Who was Kurt, on “Glee”.

Willis on “Diff’rent Strokes”  played by Todd Bridges is 61

It’s also lead singer of the band Crowded House, birthday today,  Neil Finn is 68

What happened on this day in History:

90 years ago – In 1936, The Queen Mary made its maiden voyage.  It was retired in 1967 and permanently docked in Long Beach, California. It’s still open as a tourist attraction and has allegedly become haunted. 

49 years ago – In 1977, Movie “Smokey and the Bandit” released starring Burt Reynolds who played the bandit and the legendary Jackie Gleason known as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. 

32 years ago – Back in 1994, after a five-year run, the final episode of “The Arsenio Hall Show” aired on Fox. 

And time flies on by, as it was four years ago – In 2022, the “Top Gun: Maverick” movie was released starring Tom Cruise!

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