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In the year 1927

993 Notable birthdays

Christian Marquand

French actor (1927–2000).

Born March 15th, 1927 in Marseille.

Died November 22nd, 2000 at 73 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (Alzheimer's disease).

Allan Kaprow

American artist (1927–2006).

Born August 23rd, 1927 in Atlantic City. [ref]

Died April 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Encinitas. [ref]

Marvin Harris

American anthropologist (1927-2001).

Born August 18th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died October 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in Gainesville. [ref]

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013).

Born April 18th, 1927 in Płock. [ref]

Died October 28th, 2013 at 86 years old in Warsaw (pneumonia). [ref]

Ray Barrett

Australian actor (1927-2009).

Born May 2nd, 1927 in Brisbane. [ref]

Died September 8th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gold Coast (neurological disorder). [ref]

Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Hindu leader from the united states.

Born January 5th, 1927 in Oakland.

Died November 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Kapaʻa.

Lee Philips

Us actor, director and producer (1927–1999).

Born January 10th, 1927 in New York City.

Died March 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Brentwood (progressive supranuclear palsy).

Theodore Maiman

American physicist/inventor of first working laser.

Born July 11th, 1927 in Los Angeles.

Died May 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Vancouver (mastocytosis). [ref]

V Shanta

Indian cancer specialist (1927–2021).

Born March 11th, 1927 in Mylapore.

Died January 19th, 2021 at 93 years old in Chennai. [ref]

Enzo Bearzot

Italian football player and manager (1927–2010).

Born September 26th, 1927 in Aiello del Friuli.

Died December 21st, 2010 at 83 years old in Milan. [ref]

Gerard K. O'Neill

American physicist and futurologist (1927–1992).

Born February 6th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died April 27th, 1992 at 65 years old in Redwood City (leukemia).

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Japanese film director (1927-2001).

Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo.

Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).

Ray Johnson

American artist (1927-1995).

Born October 16th, 1927 in Detroit.

Died January 13th, 1995 at 67 years old in Sag Harbor (drowning).

Colin Davis

British conductor (1927–2013).

Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge.

Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London.

Diana Baumrind

Clinical and developmental psychologist.

Born August 23rd, 1927 in New York City.

Died September 13th, 2018 at 91 years old in Oakland. [ref]

Frank O'Farrell

Irish footballer and manager.

Born October 9th, 1927 in Cork.

Died March 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Torquay. [ref]

Olga San Juan

American actress (1927–2009).

Born March 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died January 3rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Burbank (kidney failure). [ref]

Janaki Ballav Patnaik

Politician from odisha, india (1927-2015).

Born January 3rd, 1927 in Puri district.

Died April 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tirupati (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Edmund Gettier

American philosopher (1927–2021).

Born October 31st, 1927 in Baltimore.

Died March 23rd, 2021 at 93 years old [ref]

Gwen Watford

British actress (1927–1994).

Born September 10th, 1927 in London.

Died February 6th, 1994 at 66 years old in London (cancer).

Qurratulain Hyder

Indian writer (1927–2007).

Born January 20th, 1927 in Aligarh.

Died August 21st, 2007 at 80 years old in Noida. [ref]

Ann Gillis

American actress (1927–).

Born February 12th, 1927 in Little Rock.

Died January 31st, 2018 at 90 years old in Horam. [ref]

Hsing Yun

Taiwanese buddhist monk (1927–2023).

Born August 19th, 1927 in Jiangdu County.

Died February 5th, 2023 at 95 years old in Kaohsiung. [ref]

Gregg Palmer

American actor (1927-2015).

Born January 25th, 1927 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died October 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Encino. [ref]

Madhav Singh Solanki

Indian politician (1927-2021).

Born July 29th, 1927 in Mehsana district.

Died January 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Gandhinagar.

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