Deaths on May 27

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır

Died on May 27, 1942

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır also known as Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır and Elmalılı (1878 in Antalya – 27 May 1942 in İstanbul) was a Turkish Maturidi theologian, logician, Qur'an translator, Qur'anic exegesis scholar, Islamic legal academic, philosopher and encyclopedist.

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Events on 1942

25 Jan

Thailand
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
8 Mar

Myanmar
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
10 Jul

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
13 Aug

Manhattan Project
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
25 Sep

Holocaust
World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.

Deaths on May 27

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır

Died on May 27, 1942

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Thailand

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Soviet Union

Manhattan Project

Holocaust