May 27th (1941) was a Tuesday. It's the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 218 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 27th May, 1941
» World War II: The President of the United States named U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
» World War II: The German battleship 'German battleship Bismarck or Bismarck' is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men.
May 27th Famous Deaths for 1941
» Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
» Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
May 27th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Nicaragua or Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Augustine of Canterbury
» Bruno (Bishop of Würzburg) named Bruno of Würzburg