About the day » Saturday May 27, 1939Calender converter

• Arend Johannes Meerburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Gerritje Lammerdina Veldhuis, Epe-Vaassen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1992)
• Dirk Kaptijn († 2022)
• Bernardus Josef Jong, Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• "Benoît" Marie Patrice Lauras, Châteauroux, Indre, France († 2003)
• Hendrik ("Nick") Slikker, Pematang Siantar, Sumatra, Indonesia († 2013)
• Dennis Elmer Legoo, International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States († 2005)
• Antonius Andreas Hermannus Boon, Schiedam
• Aalt van de Veen, Ermelo († 2016)
• Jacobus Hendrikus Oosterbaan, Batavia, Jakarta Raya (Djakarta Raya), Indonesië († 1949)

• Allegonda Huberta Maria Hoogendoorn (2), Tilburg
• Berend VERSTEEG (77), Leerdam
• Alberta STEENGE (45), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Anna van der Linden (65), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Antje Sietzes Rolsma (64), Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alberdina Lever (78), Haren, Groningen, Nederland
• Andreas Josephus Van Der Straeten (76), Opwijk, 1745, België
• Caroline Degrieck (93), Veurne
• Anna Alberta Wind (61), Den Haag
• * Theodora [Doorke] Cornelissen (89), Eindhoven

• 1936 » Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
• 1936 » Louis Gossett, Jr., American actor and producer
• 1937 » Allan Carr, American playwright and producer († 1999)
• 1939 » Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2017)
• 1939 » Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
• 1939 » Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive
• 1939 » Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
• 1939 » Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
• 1939 » Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
• 1940 » Mike Gibson, Australian journalist and sportscaster († 2015)

• 1933 » Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
• 1939 » Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
• 1942 » Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
• 1943 » Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1878)
• 1945 » Enno Lolling, German physician (b. 1888)
• 1947 » Ed Konetchy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Robert Ripley, American cartoonist, publisher, and businessman, founded Ripley's Believe It or Not! (b. 1890)
• 1953 » Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1868)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Adrianus
8. Gerrit
9. Petrus
10. Robert
11. Jacobus
12. Jacob
13. Gerardus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Antonius
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Trijntje
15. Aaltje
16. Mary

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
• March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
• May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
• July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
• September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
• September 18 » World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.

The temperature on May 27, 1939 was between 4.2 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.