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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
President of uruguay (1927-2016).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montevideo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Odvar Nordli
28th prime minister of norway (1927–2018).
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Stange Municipality. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2018 at 90 years old in Oslo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Park Tae-joon
South korean politician, army general and businessperson (1927-2011).
Born September 29th, 1927 in Busan.
Died December 13th, 2011 at 84 years old in Seoul.
Martial Solal
French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Algiers.
Died December 12th, 2024 at 97 years old in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt. [ref]
Joan Jara
British-chilean dancer and activist.
Born July 20th, 1927 in London.
Died November 12th, 2023 at 96 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Jim Broyhill
American politician (1927–2023).
Born August 19th, 1927 in Lenoir.
Died February 18th, 2023 at 95 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Bedford Jezzard
English footballer (1927-2005).
Born October 19th, 1927 in London.
Died May 21st, 2005 at 77 years old in London.
Paul Badura-Skoda
Austrian musician (1927-2019).
Born October 6th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died September 25th, 2019 at 91 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Bill Slater
English footballer (1927-2018).
Born April 29th, 1927 in Clitheroe.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Laya Raki
German actress (1927-2018).
Born July 27th, 1927 in Hamburg.
Died December 21st, 2018 at 91 years old in Hollywood.
Rolf Landauer
American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [ref]
Sudharmono
5th vice president of indonesia (1988–1993).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Gresik.
Died January 25th, 2006 at 78 years old in Jakarta (respiratory failure). [ref]
F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist (1927–2012).
Born June 28th, 1927 in Delaware.
Died March 10th, 2012 at 84 years old in Newport Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Barbara Rütting
German actress, politician and author (1927-2020).
Born November 21st, 1927 in Wietstock.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 92 years old in Marktheidenfeld. [ref]
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Cardinal of the catholic church (1927-2021).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Baños de Río Tobía.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 94 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Russian physician (1927-2000).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Jan Myrdal
Swedish writer (1927–2020).
Born July 19th, 1927 in Stockholm.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 93 years old in Varberg. [ref]
Pierre Granier-Deferre
French film director (1927–2007).
Born July 22nd, 1927 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2007 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vedat Dalokay
Turkish architect and statesperson (1927–1991).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Elazığ.
Died March 21st, 1991 at 63 years old in Kırıkkale (traffic collision).
Bernard Parmegiani
French composer best known for his electronic or acousmatic music.
Born October 27th, 1927 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 22nd, 2013 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Piero Tosi
Italian costume designer (1927—2019).
Born April 10th, 1927 in Sesto Fiorentino.
Died August 10th, 2019 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Michael Gielen
Austrian conductor.
Born July 20th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died March 8th, 2019 at 91 years old in Mondsee (pneumonia). [ref]
Ralph Beard
American basketball player (1927–2007).
Born December 2nd, 1927 in Hardinsburg.
Died November 29th, 2007 at 79 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Johannes Hendrikus Donner
Dutch chess grandmaster (1927-1988).
Born July 6th, 1927 in The Hague.
Died November 27th, 1988 at 61 years old in Amsterdam.
Willie Ormond
Scottish footballer (1927-1984).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Falkirk.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 57 years old in Musselburgh.
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