Births on May 27

Roberto Soldado

Born on May 27, 1985

Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer

Roberto Soldado Rillo (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto solˈdaðo ˈriʎo]; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Levante as a striker.

After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official matches for the first team (four goals). However, he became a more regular La Liga player and goalscorer for Osasuna, Getafe and Valencia, and secured a £26 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. After two unsuccessful seasons in England, he returned to the Spanish top division with Villarreal.An international since 2007, Soldado represented Spain at the 2013 Confederations Cup.

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20 Mar

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
13 May

Philadelphia
Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
25 May

Tropical cyclone
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
6 Jun

Auschwitz concentration camp
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
13 Sep

Super Mario
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

Births on May 27

Roberto Soldado

Born on May 27, 1985

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Events on 1985

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Philadelphia

Tropical cyclone

Auschwitz concentration camp

Super Mario