1970 56 years ago Notable Births May 27

Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist

On May 27, in the year 1970, Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of May 27, one of 460 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Michele Bartoli. Learn more below.

Michele Bartoli is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. Bartoli was a professional cyclist from 1992 until 2004 and was one of the most successful single-day classics specialists of his generation, especially in the Italian and Belgian races. On his palmarès are three of the five monuments of cycling—five in total: the 1996 Tour of Flanders, the 1997 and 1998 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the 2002 and 2003 Giro di Lombardia. He won the UCI Road World Cup in 1997 and 1998. From 10 October 1998 until 6 June 1999, Bartoli was number one on the UCI Road World Rankings.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on May 27, 1970 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 1 November 2025.

On This Date in History 460

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 May 27 Freddie Aguilar, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2024 May 27 Elizabeth MacRae, American actress (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2024 May 27 Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2021 May 27 Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2020 May 27 Larry Kramer, American playwright, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist (born 1935)
Historical Events 2018 May 27 Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floo
Notable Deaths 2018 May 27 Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (born 1947)
Historical Events 2017 May 27 Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Notable Deaths 2017 May 27 Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (born 1947)
Historical Events 2016 May 27 Barack Obama is the first president of the United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha
Notable Deaths 2015 May 27 Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 27 Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 27 Andy King, English footballer and manager (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 27 Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (born 1932)
Historical Events 2014 May 27 The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada are formed
Notable Deaths 2014 May 27 Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 27 Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 27 Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 27 Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 27 Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 27 Bill Pertwee, English actor (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 27 Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 27 Simeon Daniel, Nevisian educator and politician, 1st Premier of Nevis (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 27 Friedrich Hirzebruch, German mathematician and academic (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 27 Anahit Perikhanian, Russian-born Armenian Iranologist (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 27 David Rimoin, Canadian-American geneticist and academic (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 27 Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 27 Margo Dydek, Polish-American basketball player (born 1974)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 27 Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2010 May 27 Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Thomas M
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Mona Grey, British nursing administrator; Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer (born 1910)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Abram Hoffer, Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian-American priest and theologian (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Carol Anne O'Marie, American nun and author (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 William Refshauge, Australian soldier and physician (born 1913)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 27 Paul Sharratt, English-American television host (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2008 May 27 Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier (born 1900)
Notable Deaths 2007 May 27 Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1967)
Notable Deaths 2007 May 27 Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2007 May 27 Ed Yost, American inventor, created the modern hot air balloon (born 1919)
Historical Events 2006 May 27 The 6
Notable Deaths 2006 May 27 Rob Borsellino, American journalist (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2006 May 27 Paul Gleason, American actor (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2006 May 27 Craig Heyward, American football player (born 1966)
Selected Events 2006 May 27 An earthquake registering 6
Notable Births 2003 May 27 Franco Colapinto, Formula 1 driver
Notable Deaths 2003 May 27 Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (born 1925)
Notable Births 2002 May 27 Jérémy Doku, Belgian footballer

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