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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
Red Rodney
American musician (1927-1994).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1994 at 66 years old in Boynton Beach.
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]
Lygia Pape
Brazilian artist (1927-2004).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Nova Friburgo.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
Yutaka Taniyama
Japanese mathematician (1927–1958).
Born November 12th, 1927 in Kisai.
Died November 17th, 1958 at 31 years old in Tokyo.
Chris Connor
American jazz singer (1927–2009).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Kansas City.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 81 years old in Toms River (cancer). [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).
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]
Thomas Blatt
Holocaust survivor (1927–2015).
Born April 15th, 1927 in Izbica.
Died October 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist (1927–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
Lauro Cavazos
American educator; george h. w. bush administration cabinet member (1927–2022).
Born January 4th, 1927 in Kingsville.
Died March 15th, 2022 at 95 years old in Concord.
Akihiko Hirata
Japanese actor (1927-1984).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Seoul.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Harry Mulisch
Dutch writer (1927–2010).
Born July 29th, 1927 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2010 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Kenneth McKellar
Scottish tenor (1927–2010).
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Paisley.
Died April 9th, 2010 at 82 years old in South Lake Tahoe (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Andrew Olah
Hungarian chemist (1927-2017).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Soviet-russian human rights activist (1927–2018).
Born July 20th, 1927 in Yevpatoriia. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rupert Crosse
American actor (1927-1973).
Born November 29th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1973 at 45 years old in Nevis (lung cancer).
Manfred Eigen
German biophysical chemist (1927-2019).
Died February 6th, 2019 at 91 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
John Howard Yoder
American theologian and academic (1927–1997).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Smithville.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in South Bend.
Joe Robinson
English actor (1927-2017).
Born May 31st, 1927 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Brighton (dementia). [ref]
Ninian Smart
British academic (1927-2001).
Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge.
Died January 29th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
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