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In the year 1927
1,085 Notable birthdays
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician (1927–2009).
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist (1927–2014).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia).
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]
Dick Jones
American actor and singer (1927-2014).
Born February 25th, 1927 in Scurry County.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 87 years old in Northridge (falling from height).
Ferlin Husky
American country music singer.
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Missouri.
Died March 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Marvin Kaplan
American actor (1927-2016).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died August 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Sydney Brenner
South african biologist, nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2002.
Born January 13th, 1927 in Germiston.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 92 years old in Singapore. [ref]
John Ashbery
Poet from the united states of america (1927–2017).
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).
Kurt Masur
German conductor (1927-2015).
Born July 18th, 1927 in Brzeg.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 88 years old in Greenwich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Rutherford.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [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).
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]
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).
Pat McCormick
American actor (1927–2005).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Lakewood.
Died July 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
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]
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.
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]
John Chancellor
American tv journalist (1927–1996).
Born July 14th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 68 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).
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]
Roy Chiao
Chinese actor (1927-1999).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Shanghai.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Seattle.
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).
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).
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