May 27

Events

 * 1796 - The first U.S. patent for a piano was issued to James Sylvanus McLean of New Jersey

Births

 * 1819 –, American composer (d. 1910)
 * 1888 –, French composer (d. 1979)
 * 1891 –, French-Canadian composer (d. 1965)
 * 1935 –, American pianist
 * 1943 –, English singer and presenter
 * 1944 –, French singer and songwriter
 * 1945 –, Canadian musician
 * 1946 –, Danish musician (d. 2005)
 * 1957 –, English musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
 * 1958 –, New Zealand singer and songwriter (Split Enz, Crowded House)
 * 1972 –, Brazilian singer
 * 1974 –, American singer and songwriter (Caedmon's Call)
 * 1975 –, American musician (OutKast)
 * 1975 –, American rapper (The Lox)
 * 1976 –, American hip-hop producer
 * 1981 –, Turkish singer and actor