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In the year 1927

992 Notable birthdays

Annapurna Devi

Indian musician (1927-2018).

Born April 23rd, 1927 in Maihar.

Died October 13th, 2018 at 91 years old in Mumbai. [ref]

Elvin Jones

American jazz drummer (1927–2004).

Born September 9th, 1927 in Pontiac.

Died May 18th, 2004 at 76 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).

Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Dutch pilot (1927-1977).

Born February 5th, 1927 in Lisse.

Died March 27th, 1977 at 50 years old in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

Turgut Özal

President of turkey from 1989 to 1993.

Born October 13th, 1927 in Malatya.

Died April 17th, 1993 at 65 years old in Hacettepe Adult Hospital (myocardial infarction).

Fathima Beevi

Indian justice.

Born April 30th, 1927 in Pathanamthitta.

Died November 23rd, 2023 at 96 years old in Kollam. [ref]

Akbar Bugti

Baloch politician (1927-2006).

Born July 12th, 1927 in Barkhan.

Died August 26th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kohlu Tehsil. [ref]

Victor Wong

Chinese american actor (1927-2001).

Born July 30th, 1927 in San Francisco.

Died September 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Locke (heart failure).

Elliot See

American test pilot and nasa astronaut (1927-1966).

Born July 23rd, 1927 in Dallas.

Died February 28th, 1966 at 38 years old in St. Louis (injury).

John Kander

American musical theatre composer.

Born March 18th, 1927 (age 99 years) in Kansas City.

Niklas Luhmann

German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998).

Born December 8th, 1927 in Lüneburg.

Died November 6th, 1998 at 70 years old in Oerlinghausen.

Arthur Malet

British actor (1927–2013).

Born September 24th, 1927 in Lee-on-the-Solent.

Died May 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Vigeois (disease).

Marella Agnelli

Italian socialite.

Born May 4th, 1927 in Florence.

Died February 23rd, 2019 at 91 years old in Turin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Harry Markowitz

American economist.

Born August 24th, 1927 in Chicago.

Died June 22nd, 2023 at 95 years old in San Diego (pneumonia, sepsis). [ref]

Harvey Glatman

American serial killer (1927-1959).

Born December 10th, 1927 in The Bronx.

Died September 18th, 1959 at 31 years old in San Quentin State Prison (asphyxia).

Peter Mark Richman

American actor (1927–2021).

Born April 16th, 1927 in Philadelphia.

Died January 14th, 2021 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Raúl Alfonsín

Argentine politician.

Born March 12th, 1927 in Chascomús. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]

Jacques Bergerac

French actor, businessman and executive (1927-2014).

Born May 26th, 1927 in Biarritz.

Died June 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Anglet.

Peggy McCay

American actress (1927-2018).

Born November 3rd, 1927 in Manhattan.

Died October 7th, 2018 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]

Albert Uderzo

French comic book artist (1927–2020).

Born April 25th, 1927 in Fismes.

Died March 24th, 2020 at 92 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Daniel Keyes

American author.

Born August 9th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died June 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Boca Raton (pneumonia). [ref]

Mose Allison

American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016).

Born November 11th, 1927 in Tippo. [ref]

Died November 15th, 2016 at 89 years old in Hilton Head Island. [ref]

Jagmohan

Indian politician and civil servant (1927–2021).

Born September 25th, 1927 in Hafizabad.

Died May 3rd, 2021 at 93 years old in New Delhi. [ref]

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

German-born british-american author (1927-2013).

Born May 7th, 1927 in Cologne. [ref]

Died April 3rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam

Indian composer (1927–2019).

Born February 18th, 1927 in Rahon.

Died August 19th, 2019 at 92 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Barbara Cook

American actress and singer (1927-2017).

Born October 25th, 1927 in Atlanta.

Died August 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Manhattan (respiratory failure). [ref]

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