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In the year 1927
992 Notable birthdays
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the catholic church (2005–2013).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Marktl.
Died December 31st, 2022 at 95 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Stockwell.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 89 years old in Crans-Montana (cancer). [ref]
Sidney Poitier
Bahamian and american actor and diplomat (1927–2022).
Born February 20th, 1927 in Miami.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jerry Stiller
American actor and comedian (1927–2020).
Born June 8th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Janet Leigh
American actress.
Born July 6th, 1927 in Merced. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction, vasculitis). [ref]
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985).
Born February 20th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1986 at 59 years old in Bethesda (death from AIDS-related complications).
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011).
Born September 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Harlem.
Died April 25th, 2023 at 96 years old in Upper West Side (heart failure). [ref]
Eartha Kitt
American singer and actress (1927–2008).
Born January 17th, 1927 in North.
Died December 25th, 2008 at 81 years old in Weston (colorectal cancer).
Rosalynn Carter
First lady of the united states from 1977 to 1981.
Born August 18th, 1927 in Plains. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2023 at 96 years old in Plains (dementia). [ref]
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Former king of thailand (1927–2016).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 88 years old in Siriraj Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Cesar Chavez
Mexican-american farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist (1927–1993).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Yuma. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 66 years old in San Luis.
Don Shirley
American-jamaican jazz pianist and composer.
Born January 29th, 1927 in Kingston, Pensacola.
Died April 6th, 2013 at 86 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian writer and nobel laureate (1927–2014).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Aracataca.
Died April 17th, 2014 at 87 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia, lymphoma). [ref]
George C. Scott
American actor, film director and producer (1927–1999).
Born October 18th, 1927 in Wise.
Died September 22nd, 1999 at 71 years old in Westlake Village (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Robert Shaw
English actor and novelist (1927-1978).
Born August 9th, 1927 in Westhoughton. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1978 at 51 years old in Toormakeady (myocardial infarction).
Clint Walker
American actor (1927-2018).
Born May 30th, 1927 in Hartford.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 90 years old in Grass Valley (heart failure). [ref]
Bob Fosse
American actor, dancer, choreographer and director (1927-1987).
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1987 at 60 years old in George Washington University Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Andy Williams
American singer (1927–2012).
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Wall Lake.
Died September 25th, 2012 at 84 years old in Branson (bladder cancer). [ref]
Coretta Scott King
American author, activist, and civil rights leader; wife of martin luther king, jr..
Born April 27th, 1927 in Marion. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Rosarito (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Jack Cassidy
American actor, director, and singer (1927-1976).
Born March 5th, 1927 in Queens.
Died December 12th, 1976 at 49 years old in Hollywood.
Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Harvey Korman
American actor and comedian (1927–2008).
Born February 15th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
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