Births on May 27

Marcel Fässler (racing driver)

Born on May 27, 1976

Marcel Fässler, Swiss race car driver

Marcel Fässler (born 27 May 1976) is a Swiss retired racing driver. From 2010 to 2016 he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship as part of Audi Sport Team Joest with co-drivers André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2011, 2012, and 2014) and capturing the World Endurance Drivers' Championship in 2012.

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Events on 1976

5 Jan

Democratic Kampuchea
The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
13 Apr

Thomas Jefferson
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
8 May

Six Flags Magic Mountain
The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
11 Oct

Gerald R. Ford
George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
13 Oct

Ebola
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.

Births on May 27

Marcel Fässler (racing driver)

Born on May 27, 1976

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Events on 1976

Democratic Kampuchea

Thomas Jefferson

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Gerald R. Ford

Ebola