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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
Edmund Gettier
American philosopher (1927–2021).
Born October 31st, 1927 in Baltimore.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 93 years old [ref]
Diana Baumrind
Clinical and developmental psychologist (1927–2018).
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]
William Smithers
American actor.
Born July 10th, 1927 in Richmond.
Died May 26th, 2026 at 98 years old in Santa Barbara. [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]
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian writer (1927–2007).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Aligarh.
Died August 21st, 2007 at 80 years old in Noida. [ref]
Seymour Bernstein
American pianist, composer, and teacher (1927-2026).
Born April 24th, 1927 in Newark.
Died April 30th, 2026 at 99 years old in Damariscotta. [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]
Ann Gillis
American actress (1927–).
Born February 12th, 1927 in Little Rock.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 90 years old in Horam. [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.
Eldar Ryazanov
Soviet and russian film director (1927–2015).
Born November 18th, 1927 in Samara.
Died November 30th, 2015 at 88 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Shirley Hughes
English children's writer and illustrator (1927–2022).
Born July 16th, 1927 in West Kirby. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2022 at 94 years old in West London. [ref]
Maurice Béjart
French-born swiss ballet dancer and choreographer (1927–2007).
Born January 1st, 1927 in Marseille.
Died November 22nd, 2007 at 80 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Gisèle Halimi
French-tunisian lawyer, feminist and politician (1927–2020).
Born July 27th, 1927 in La Goulette.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 93 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Carson
British actor (1927-2016).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Colombo.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 89 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Felix Browder
American mathematician (1927-2016).
Born July 31st, 1927 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2016 at 89 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Juan Almeida Bosque
Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the cuban revolution (1927-2009).
Born February 17th, 1927 in Havana.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 82 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Endel Tulving
Estonian-canadian psychologist and neuroscientist (1927-2023).
Born May 26th, 1927 in Pechory.
Died September 11th, 2023 at 96 years old in Mississauga. [ref]
James Goldman
American screenwriter, playwright, novelist (1927-1998).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died October 28th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Stein Eriksen
Norwegian alpine skier (1927–2015).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Oslo.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Park City. [ref]
César Milstein
Argentine biochemist (1927–2002).
Born October 8th, 1927 in Bahía Blanca.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010).
Born April 10th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2010 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Michael Harari
Israeli mossad agent.
Born February 18th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 21st, 2014 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Pierre Henry
French composer (1927–2017).
Born December 9th, 1927 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 6th, 2017 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (sepsis).
James Wright
American poet, born 1927 (1927–1980).
Born December 13th, 1927 in Martins Ferry.
Died March 25th, 1980 at 52 years old in New York City.
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