Famous Birthdays
- Donald "Don" Williams, American country singer ("I Believe in You"), born in Floydada Texas (d. 2017)
- Earl Cairns, CEO (S G Warburg & Co)
- Frank Bidart, American poet and academic (Half-light Collected Poems - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2018), born in Bakersfield, California
- Leo LeBlanc, American country musician and pianist who was legally blind, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
- Socratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
Famous Deaths
- Joseph Roth, Austrian-Jewish journalist (Fluctuate ohne Ende), dies of pneumonia at 44
1939 Highlights
About May 27, 1939
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 84 years and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Gemini
