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In the year 1927
992 Notable birthdays
Nan Martin
American actress (1927-2010).
Born July 15th, 1927 in Decatur.
Died March 4th, 2010 at 82 years old in Malibu (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Tim O'Connor
American actor (1927-2018).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 90 years old in Nevada City (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist.
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia). [ref]
John Ashbery
Poet from the united states of america.
Born July 28th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Hudson. [ref]
Sada Thompson
American actress (1927-2011).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Des Moines.
Died May 4th, 2011 at 83 years old in Danbury (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacques Mayol
Holder of many world records in free diving.
Born April 1st, 1927 in Shanghai.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 74 years old in Capoliveri (hanging to death).
William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Rutherford.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Phyllis Kirk
Actress (1927-2006).
Born September 18th, 1927 in Syracuse.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Angelo Sodano
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Born November 23rd, 1927 in Isola d'Asti.
Died May 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Rome (COVID-19).
Charlie Callas
American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 83 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Ibrahim Ferrer
Cuban singer (1927–2005).
Born February 20th, 1927 in San Luis.
Died August 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Havana (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
French engineer and air force officer (1927–1963).
Born October 19th, 1927 in Lunéville.
Died March 11th, 1963 at 35 years old in Fort d'Ivry (gunshot wound).
Krishan Kant
Vice president of india from 1997 to 2002.
Born February 28th, 1927 in Amritsar district.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
John Chancellor
American tv journalist.
Born July 14th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 68 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).
Gilbert Bécaud
French singer, composer, pianist and actor (1927–2001).
Born October 24th, 1927 in Toulon.
Died December 18th, 2001 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (lung cancer).
Carlo Maria Martini
Italian jesuit and cardinal of the catholic church.
Born February 15th, 1927 in Turin.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 85 years old in Gallarate (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Roy Chiao
Chinese actor (1927-1999).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Shanghai.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Seattle.
Leszek Kołakowski
Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Radom. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Maurice Ronet
French actor (1927–1983).
Born April 13th, 1927 in Nice.
Died March 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Malcolm Allison
English footballer and manager (1927-2010).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Dartford.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 83 years old in Trafford (disease).
Hank Ballard
American singer (1927–2003).
Born November 18th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died March 2nd, 2003 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Francis Matthews
British actor.
Born September 2nd, 1927 in York.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 86 years old in London.
Marion Tinsley
American checkers player (1927–1995).
Born February 3rd, 1927 in Ironton.
Died April 3rd, 1995 at 68 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer).
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist (1927–2003).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Ajido.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 75 years old in Salinas (diabetes).
Nguyen Khanh
South vietnamese general and politician (1927-2013).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Trà Vinh.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 85 years old in San Jose (diabetes).
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