What happened in history on this day: May 27?
On May 27 in ...
- 1906 - First outlining of Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony, in Essen.
Births on May 27
- 1915 - Birth of Mario del Monaco; Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini).
- 1921 - Birth of Redd Stewart in Ashland City, Tennessee, USA; guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show).
- 1931 - Birth of Kenny Price in Florence, Kentucky, USA; country singer ("Midwestern Hayride", Hee Haw).
- 1935 - Birth of Ramsey Lewis in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pop jazz artist ("Hang on Sloopy").
- 1939 - Birth of Don Williams in Floydada, Texas, USA; country singer ("I Believe in You").
- 1943 - Birth of Cilla Black in Liverpool, England; rock vocalist ("You're My World").
- 1945 - Birth of Bruce Cockburn in Ottawa, Canada; folk rock vocalist (Waterwalker).
- 1948 - Birth of Pete Sears; bassist (Jefferson Starship).
- 1957 - Birth of Siouxsie Sioux [Janet Susan Dallion] in Kent, England; punk rock vocalist (Siouxsie and the Bandshee - "Wild Thing").
- 1958 - Birth of Neil Finn; rocker (Split Enz - "I Got You", Crowded House).
- 1966 - Birth of Sean Kinney; US rock drummer (Alice in Chains - "We Die Young").
Deaths on May 27
- 2007 - Death of Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (Zard) (born 1967).
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