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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
Edward Kienholz
American artist (1927-1994).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Fairfield.
Died June 10th, 1994 at 66 years old in Hope.
Patrick Allen
British actor (1927–2006).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Nyasaland.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Narciso Yepes
Spanish classical guitarist (1927–1997).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Lorca.
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Murcia (cancer).
Karl Alexander Müller
Swiss physicist (1927–2023).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Basel.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 95 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Robert Butler
American television and film director (1927–2023).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died November 3rd, 2023 at 95 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Martin Walser
German writer (1927–2023).
Born March 24th, 1927 in Wasserburg. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2023 at 96 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Dany Robin
French actress (1927–1995).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Clamart.
Died May 25th, 1995 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Martha Chase
American geneticist.
Born November 30th, 1927 in Cleveland Heights.
Died August 8th, 2003 at 75 years old in Lorain (pneumonia).
Charles Pasqua
French politician (1927–2015).
Born April 18th, 1927 in Grasse.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sybil Jason
American actress (1927-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died August 23rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Northridge. [ref]
Peter Dickinson
English children's writer (1927–2015).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Livingstone.
Died December 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Winchester. [ref]
James Leo Herlihy
American writer (1927–1993).
Born February 27th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 1993 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Sadako Ogata
Japanese diplomat, political scientist and university teacher (1927–2019).
Born September 16th, 1927 in Tokyo.
Died October 22nd, 2019 at 92 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Yury Grigorovich
Russian dancer and choreographer.
Born January 2nd, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 98 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lynn Stalmaster
American casting director (1927-2021).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Omaha. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2021 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jean-Claude Pascal
French comedian and singer.
Born October 24th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 5th, 1992 at 64 years old in Beaujon Hospital (stomach cancer).
Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist (1927–2014).
Born June 24th, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cora Sue Collins
American child actress.
Born April 19th, 1927 in Beckley.
Died April 27th, 2025 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Galway Kinnell
American poet (1927–2014).
Born February 1st, 1927 in Providence.
Died October 28th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sheffield (leukemia).
Mourad Didouche
Algerian military personnel.
Born July 13th, 1927 in Algiers.
Died January 18th, 1955 at 27 years old in Zighoud Youcef.
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester.
Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Monique van Vooren
American actress (1927–2020).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Brussels.
Died January 25th, 2020 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
François Furet
French historian (1927–1997).
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure).
Claudio Brook
Mexican actor (1927–1995).
Born August 28th, 1927 in Mexico City.
Died October 18th, 1995 at 68 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).
Abel Santamaría
Cuban revolutionary.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Encrucijada.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 25 years old in Santiago de Cuba (extra-judicial killing).
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