Erma Bombeck

American humorist and writer.

Born February 21st, 1927 in Bellbrook.

Died April 22nd, 1996 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).

Barry Foster

British film and television actor (1927-2002).

Born August 21st, 1927 in Beeston.

Died February 11th, 2002 at 74 years old in Guildford (myocardial infarction).

Cleo Laine

English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025).

Born October 28th, 1927 in Southall.

Died July 24th, 2025 at 97 years old in Milton Keynes. ^[ref]

Joe Turkel

American actor.

Born July 15th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died June 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Santa Monica. ^[ref]

Lucio Fulci

Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

Born June 17th, 1927 in Rome.

Died March 13th, 1996 at 68 years old in Rome (diabetes). ^[ref]

Peggie Castle

American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in b-movies (1927-1973).

Born December 22nd, 1927 in Appalachia. ^[ref]

Died August 11th, 1973 at 45 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis). ^[ref]

Nayantara Sahgal

Indian author, former ambassador to italy.

Born May 10th, 1927 (age 98 years) in Allahabad.

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).

Mstislav Rostropovich

Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007).

Born March 27th, 1927 in Baku. ^[ref]

Died April 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Hirotugu Akaike

Japanese statistician (1927–2009).

Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.

Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).