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In the year 1927

992 Notable birthdays

Kim Young-sam

President of south korea from 1993 to 1998.

Born December 20th, 1927 in Geoje.

Died November 22nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Seoul (heart failure).

Abdul Halim of Kedah

5th yang di-pertuan agong and sultan of kedah.

Born November 28th, 1927 in Alor Setar.

Died September 11th, 2017 at 89 years old in Alor Setar. [ref]

Slim Dusty

Australian country music singer.

Born June 13th, 1927 in Kempsey.

Died September 19th, 2003 at 76 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).

Peggie Castle

American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in b-movies (1927-1973).

Born December 22nd, 1927 in Appalachia.

Died August 11th, 1973 at 45 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).

Joe Turkel

American actor.

Born July 15th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died June 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Mort Sahl

American comedian.

Born May 11th, 1927 in Montreal.

Died October 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in Mill Valley. [ref]

Alan King

American comedian and actor (1927–2004).

Born December 26th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died May 9th, 2004 at 76 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

John Boyd

American pilot and pentagon consultant.

Born January 23rd, 1927 in Erie.

Died March 9th, 1997 at 70 years old in West Palm Beach (cancer).

Lawrence Kohlberg

American psychologist.

Born October 25th, 1927 in Bronxville.

Died January 19th, 1987 at 59 years old in Winthrop (drowning).

Barry Foster

British film and television actor (1927-2002).

Born August 21st, 1927 in Beeston.

Died February 11th, 2002 at 74 years old in Guildford (myocardial infarction).

Lucio Fulci

Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

Born June 17th, 1927 in Rome.

Died March 13th, 1996 at 68 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]

Nayantara Sahgal

Indian author, former ambassador to italy.

Born May 10th, 1927 (age 98 years) in Allahabad.

Erma Bombeck

American humorist and writer (1927–1996).

Born February 21st, 1927 in Bellbrook.

Died April 22nd, 1996 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).

Robert Kearns

American engineer and inventor (1927–2005).

Born March 10th, 1927 in Gary.

Died February 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Baltimore (brain cancer). [ref]

Phil Hill

American race car driver (1927-2008).

Born April 20th, 1927 in Miami.

Died August 28th, 2008 at 81 years old in Salinas (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Night Train Lane

American football player (1927-2002).

Born April 16th, 1927 in Austin.

Died January 29th, 2002 at 74 years old in Austin.

Herbert Ross

American film director (1927-2001).

Born May 13th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died October 9th, 2001 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Richie Ashburn

American baseball player (1927–1997).

Born March 19th, 1927 in Tilden.

Died September 9th, 1997 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Virginia Weidler

American actress (1927-1968).

Born March 21st, 1927 in Eagle Rock.

Died July 1st, 1968 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Balkrishna Doshi

Indian architect (1927-2023).

Born August 26th, 1927 in Pune.

Died January 24th, 2023 at 95 years old in Ahmedabad. [ref]

Juliette Gréco

French singer and actress (1927–2020).

Born February 7th, 1927 in Montpellier.

Died September 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Ramatuelle. [ref]

Mstislav Rostropovich

Soviet and russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007).

Born March 27th, 1927 in Baku.

Died April 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Patsy Mink

American politician (1927–2002).

Born December 6th, 1927 in Paia.

Died September 28th, 2002 at 74 years old in Honolulu (pneumonia).

Rudolf Anderson

Usaf pilot, the only person killed by enemy fire during the cuban missile crisis (1927-1962).

Born September 15th, 1927 in Spartanburg.

Died October 27th, 1962 at 35 years old in Cuba (killed in action).

William Redfield

American actor (1927-1976).

Born January 26th, 1927 in New York City.

Died August 17th, 1976 at 49 years old in New York City (leukemia).

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