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In the year 1927
896 Notable birthdays
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]
William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Rutherford.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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).
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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).
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]
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