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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
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).
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).
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]
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.
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.
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).
Balkrishna Doshi
Indian architect (1927-2023).
Born August 26th, 1927 in Pune.
Died January 24th, 2023 at 95 years old in Ahmedabad. [ref]
Turgut Özal
8th president of the republic of turkey (1927–1993).
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]
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).
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).
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]
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 Rehabilitation Center (asphyxia).
Robert Shaw
British actor and writer (1927–1978).
Born August 9th, 1927 in Westhoughton.
Died August 28th, 1978 at 51 years old in Tuar Mhic Éadaigh (myocardial infarction).
Harry Markowitz
American economist (1927–2023).
Born August 24th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died June 22nd, 2023 at 95 years old in San Diego (pneumonia, sepsis). [ref]
Marella Agnelli
Italian socialite (1927–2019).
Born May 4th, 1927 in Florence.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 91 years old in Turin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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]
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.
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.
Died June 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Boca Raton (pneumonia).
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]
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]
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born british-american author (1927-2013).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Cologne.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
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