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In the year 1927

952 Notable birthdays

George Nigh

American politician (1927–2025).

Born June 9th, 1927 in McAlester.

Died July 30th, 2025 at 98 years old in Oklahoma City. [ref]

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer.

Born July 29th, 1927 in Haarlem. [ref]

Died October 30th, 2010 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]

Chris Connor

American jazz singer (1927–2009).

Born November 8th, 1927 in Kansas City.

Died August 29th, 2009 at 81 years old in Toms River (cancer). [ref]

George Andrew Olah

Hungarian chemist (1927-2017).

Born May 22nd, 1927 in Budapest.

Died March 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]

Henepola Gunaratana

Sri lankan buddhist monk.

Born December 7th, 1927 (age 98 years) in Henepola.

Manfred Eigen

German biophysical chemist (1927-2019).

Born May 9th, 1927 in Bochum.

Died February 6th, 2019 at 91 years old in Göttingen. [ref]

John Howard Yoder

American theologian and academic (1927–1997).

Born December 29th, 1927 in Smithville.

Died December 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in South Bend.

Rupert Crosse

American actor (1927-1973).

Born November 29th, 1927 in New York City.

Died March 5th, 1973 at 45 years old in Nevis (lung cancer).

Paul Pimsleur

American linguist (1927-1976).

Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]

Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ninian Smart

British academic (1927-2001).

Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge. [ref]

Died January 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster.

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