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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
Malcolm Allison
English footballer and manager (1927-2010).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Dartford.
Died October 15th, 2010 at 83 years old in Trafford (disease).
Francis Matthews
British actor (1927–2014).
Born September 2nd, 1927 in York.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 86 years old in London.
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010).
Born September 20th, 1927 in Walthamstow.
Died February 6th, 2010 at 82 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist (1927–2003).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Ajido.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 75 years old in Salinas (diabetes).
Nguyen Khanh
South vietnamese general and politician (1927-2013).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Trà Vinh.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 85 years old in San Jose (diabetes).
Marion Tinsley
American checkers player (1927–1995).
Born February 3rd, 1927 in Ironton.
Died April 3rd, 1995 at 68 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer).
Margot Honecker
East german politician (1927-2016).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Santiago (breast cancer). [ref]
Wally Wood
American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator.
Born June 17th, 1927 in Menahga. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Boots Randolph
American musician (1927–2007).
Born June 3rd, 1927 in Paducah.
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Nashville (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician (1927–2020).
Born October 13th, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2020 at 92 years old in Greenwich Village (COVID-19). [ref]
W. S. Merwin
American poet (1927–2019).
Born September 30th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 2019 at 91 years old in Haiku (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shriram Lagoo
Indian actor.
Born November 16th, 1927 in Satara district.
Died December 17th, 2019 at 92 years old in Pune (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Eva Bartok
Hungarian-british actress (1927–1998).
Born June 18th, 1927 in Kecskemét.
Died August 1st, 1998 at 71 years old in London (disease).
Alvin Sargent
American screenwriter (1927–2019).
Born April 12th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died May 9th, 2019 at 92 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Motilal Vora
Indian politician.
Born December 20th, 1927 in Nagaur.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 93 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19).
Norman Gimbel
American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died December 19th, 2018 at 91 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Carmen Basilio
American boxer (1927–2012).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 85 years old in Rochester (pneumonia).
Robert Hossein
French film actor, director, and writer of azerbaijani origin (1927-2020).
Born December 30th, 1927 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 93 years old in Essey-lès-Nancy (COVID-19). [ref]
Nellie Fox
American baseball player and coach (1927–1975).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Franklin County.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 47 years old in Baltimore (skin cancer).
Mirtha Legrand
Argentine actress and television presenter.
Born February 23rd, 1927 (age 99 years) in Villa Cañas.
Geneviève Page
French actress (1927–2025).
Born December 13th, 1927 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2025 at 97 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gino Marchetti
Player of american football (1927-2019).
Born January 2nd, 1927 in Smithers.
Died April 29th, 2019 at 92 years old in Paoli (pneumonia). [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle