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In the year 1927
1,082 Notable birthdays
Phyllis Lambert
Canadian philanthropist and member of the bronfman family.
Born January 24th, 1927 (age 99 years) in Montreal.
David J. Schwartz
American motivational writer and coach.
Born March 23rd, 1927 in Monroe.
Died December 6th, 1987 at 60 years old in Fulton County.
Thomas Hill
American actor (1927–2009).
Born June 2nd, 1927 in Mussoorie.
Died April 20th, 2009 at 81 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Brock Adams
American lawyer, politician (1927-2004).
Born January 13th, 1927 in Atlanta.
Died September 10th, 2004 at 77 years old in Stevensville (Parkinson's disease).
Guy Sajer
French military writer and cartoonist (1927-2022).
Born January 13th, 1927 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 11th, 2022 at 94 years old in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre. [ref]
Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer.
Born October 31st, 1927 in Memphis.
Died October 10th, 2022 at 94 years old in Carouge. [ref]
Eddie Sachs
American racing driver (1927-1964).
Born May 28th, 1927 in Allentown.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 37 years old in Indianapolis.
Barbara Dane
American singer.
Born May 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died October 20th, 2024 at 97 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Ales Adamovich
Soviet belarusian writer (1927–1994).
Born September 3rd, 1927 in Kaniuchi.
Died January 26th, 1994 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Vishnudevananda Saraswati
Indian author, peace activist, founder of a multinational network of yoga centers.
Born December 31st, 1927 in Kerala.
Died November 9th, 1993 at 65 years old in Mangaluru.
Elliot Silverstein
Film and television director.
Born August 3rd, 1927 in Boston.
Died November 24th, 2023 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Martin Fleischmann
British chemist (1927–2012).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Tisbury (Parkinson's disease).
Carmen Zapata
American actress (1927-2014).
Born July 15th, 1927 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Per Oscarsson
Swedish film actor, director, producer and screenwriter (1927-2010).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Kungsholm parish.
Died December 31st, 2010 at 83 years old in Ardala parish (structure fire). [ref]
Red Rodney
American musician (1927-1994).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1994 at 66 years old in Boynton Beach.
Abby Mann
American screenwriter and producer (1927–2008).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died March 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Mosbacher
American businessman, yacht racer and politician (1927-2010).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 24th, 2010 at 82 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Leslie Claudius
Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Bilaspur. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2012 at 85 years old in Kolkata (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Yutaka Taniyama
Japanese mathematician (1927–1958).
Born November 12th, 1927 in Kisai.
Died November 17th, 1958 at 31 years old in Tokyo.
Thomas Blatt
Holocaust survivor (1927–2015).
Born April 15th, 1927 in Izbica.
Died October 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Alfredo Kraus
Spanish tenor (1927–1999).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 10th, 1999 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Charles Rosen
American pianist and writer on music (1927–2012).
Born May 5th, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 85 years old in Manhattan.
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