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In the year 1927
1,082 Notable birthdays
Howard Zieff
American film director (1927–2009).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Michael Beaumont, 22nd Lord of Sark
22nd seigneur of sark (1927–2016).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Egypt.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Sark. [ref]
Isaac Hofi
Israeli military officer (1927-2014).
Born January 25th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Ramat Gan.
Carl Braun
American basketball player and coach (1927-2010).
Born September 25th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Warne Marsh
American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 60 years old in North Hollywood.
Jimmy Sangster
Screenwriter (1927–2011).
Born December 2nd, 1927 in Kinmel Bay.
Died August 19th, 2011 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
David Markson
American writer (1927-2010).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Albany.
Died June 4th, 2010 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Karl-Heinz Kurras
German police officer (1927–2014).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Barciany.
Died December 16th, 2014 at 87 years old in Spandau.
Ariano Suassuna
Brazilian writer (1927–2014).
Born June 16th, 1927 in João Pessoa.
Died July 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Recife (stroke).
Pio La Torre
Italian politician (1927-1982).
Born December 24th, 1927 in Palermo.
Died April 30th, 1982 at 54 years old in Palermo.
Bo Callaway
American politician and businessman (1927–2014).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in LaGrange.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Columbus (cerebral hemorrhage).
Hans Schäfer
German footballer (1927-2017).
Born October 19th, 1927 in Zollstock.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 90 years old in Cologne.
Yury Grigorovich
Russian dancer and choreographer.
Born January 2nd, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 19th, 2025 at 98 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Vittorio Gregotti
Italian architect (1927-2020).
Born August 10th, 1927 in Novara.
Died March 15th, 2020 at 92 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Warren Adler
American novelist, author and playwright (1927–2019).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2019 at 91 years old in Manhattan (liver cancer). [ref]
John S. Romanides
American theologian.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Piraeus.
Died November 1st, 2001 at 74 years old in Athens.
Watts S. Humphrey
American engineer (1927–2010).
Born July 4th, 1927 in Battle Creek.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 83 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian prince (1927-1977).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Colmar-Berg.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 49 years old in Pistoia.
Henry Slesar
American author, playwright, and copywriter (1927-2002).
Born June 12th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 74 years old in New York City.
John Vane
English pharmacologist (1927-2004).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Tardebigge, Wythall.
Died November 19th, 2004 at 77 years old in Princess Royal University Hospital. [ref]
Zdzisław Marchwicki
Polish serial killer.
Born October 18th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died April 29th, 1977 at 49 years old in Katowice (hanging to death).
Jane Arden
British film director, actress, screenwriter, playwright, active from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Born October 29th, 1927 in Pontypool.
Died December 20th, 1982 at 55 years old in North Yorkshire.
Thomas Luckmann
American-austrian sociologist (1927-2016).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Municipality of Jesenice.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Austria.
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Japanese actor (1927–2017).
Born May 18th, 1927 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 90 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
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