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In the year 1927
992 Notable birthdays
Carl Switzer
American actor (1927-1959).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Paris.
Died January 21st, 1959 at 31 years old in Mission Hills (ballistic trauma).
David Dinkins
Former mayor of new york city (1927-2020).
Born July 10th, 1927 in Trenton.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Olof Palme
Swedish prime minister (1969–76, 1982–86).
Born January 30th, 1927 in Svea artillery regiment parish. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1986 at 59 years old in Sveavägen (gunshot wound).
Barbara Rush
American actress (1927–2024).
Born January 4th, 1927 in Denver.
Died March 31st, 2024 at 97 years old in Westlake Village (dementia). [ref]
Michael Constantine
Greek-american actor.
Born May 22nd, 1927 in Reading.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 94 years old in Reading.
Freddie Jones
English character actor (1927-2019).
Born September 12th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 91 years old in Bicester. [ref]
Porter Wagoner
American recording artist; country singer, songwriter (1927-2007).
Born August 12th, 1927 in West Plains. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2007 at 80 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). [ref]
Marvin Minsky
American cognitive scientist (1927-2016).
Born August 9th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Paul Volcker
American economist (1927-2019).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Cape May.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 92 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927).
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
American politician (1927-2003).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Tulsa.
Died March 26th, 2003 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (surgical complications).
Romano Mussolini
Italian jazz pianist, painter, film producer, and the fourth child and youngest son of benito mussolini (1927–2006).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Forlì. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
David Hedison
American actor (1927-2019).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Providence.
Died July 18th, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John McCarthy
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
Born September 4th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Stanford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lois Maxwell
Canadian actress (1927–2007).
Born February 14th, 1927 in Kitchener.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 80 years old in Fremantle (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Robert Ludlum
American novelist (1927-2001).
Born May 25th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 73 years old in Naples (burn).
Parkash Singh Badal
Politician from punjab, india.
Born December 8th, 1927 in Abul Khurana.
Died April 25th, 2023 at 95 years old in Fortis Hospital. [ref]
Bill Daily
American actor and writer (1927-2018).
Born August 30th, 1927 in Des Moines.
Died September 4th, 2018 at 91 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Bernard Fox
Welsh actor (1927-2016).
Born May 11th, 1927 in Port Talbot.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 89 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Paul Eddington
English actor (1927-1995).
Born June 18th, 1927 in London.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in London (lymphoma).
Lois Nettleton
Actress (1927-2008).
Born August 16th, 1927 in Oak Park.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Ken Russell
British film director (1927-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Southampton. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Eileen Ryan
American actress (1927–2022).
Born October 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Malibu. [ref]
James Broderick
Actor (1927-1982).
Born March 7th, 1927 in Sullivan County.
Died November 1st, 1982 at 55 years old in New Haven (cancer).
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