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• Engelina Heinsman († 1941)
• Larry Wubbena († 1987)
• Arthur Thomas Spitler, Vanlue, Hancock County, Ohio († 1959)
• Frederik Jan Cremer († 2004)
• Chaskal KATZ, Amsterdam († 1984)
• Henderika Maartje Krabbe, Noordgouwe († 1978)
• Johanna Rook († 2004)
• Christine F. Muller († 2007)
• Lena Sara Johanna (Leny) van Spronsen († 2021)
• Huizinga, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1941)

• Baukje Ozenga (74), Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Anthony Stam (68), Breukelen-Nijenrode
• Jacob Tjalsma (21), Appelscha
• Aaltje Hogenhout (91), Ouder Amstel
• Arnoldus Antonius Adrianus van Loon (20), Goirle
• Adriaan POLAK (77), Zwaluwe, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Gerharda Nanninga (0), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Heijes (75), Utrecht Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Verwoert (74), Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Anna Eelkema (27), Rotterdam

• 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)
• 1942 » Lee Baca, American police officer
• 1942 » Piers Courage, English racing driver († 1970)
• 1942 » Robin Widdows, English racing driver
• 1942 » Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

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

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

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
• May 10 » World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
• May 27 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
• July 7 » The US occupation of Iceland replaces the UK's occupation.
• October 30 » President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
• December 9 » World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.

The temperature on May 27, 1941 was between 8.3 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.