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In the year 1927
975 Notable birthdays
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist.
Born April 7th, 1927 in Ajido.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 75 years old in Salinas (diabetes). [ref]
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).
Margot Honecker
East german politician (1927-2016).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Santiago (breast cancer). [ref]
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician (1927–2020).
Born October 13th, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2020 at 92 years old in Greenwich Village (COVID-19). [ref]
W. S. Merwin
American poet (1927–2019).
Born September 30th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 2019 at 91 years old in Haiku (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Motilal Vora
Indian politician.
Born December 20th, 1927 in Nagaur.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 93 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19).
Boots Randolph
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1927 in Paducah. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Nashville (stroke). [ref]
Wally Wood
American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator.
Born June 17th, 1927 in Menahga. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010).
Born September 20th, 1927 in Walthamstow.
Died February 6th, 2010 at 82 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Eva Bartok
Hungarian and german actress (1927-1998).
Born June 18th, 1927 in Kecskemét.
Died August 1st, 1998 at 71 years old in London (disease).
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