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Dead at age 27
185 Notable deaths
Brian Jones
British multi-instrumentalist, founder of the rolling stones (1942–1969).
Born February 28th, 1942 in Cheltenham.
Died July 3rd, 1969 at 27 years old in Cotchford Farm (drowning).
Pat Tillman
American football player and soldier (1976-2004).
Born November 6th, 1976 in Fremont.
Died April 22nd, 2004 at 27 years old in Spera (gunshot wound).
Robert Johnson
American blues musician (1911–1938).
Born May 8th, 1911 in Hazlehurst.
Died August 16th, 1938 at 27 years old in Paris.
Joseph Merrick
Man with severe deformities known as the elephant man.
Born August 5th, 1862 in Leicester.
Died April 11th, 1890 at 27 years old in Whitechapel.
Thuy Trang
Vietnamese actress (1973–2001).
Born December 14th, 1973 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 27 years old in San Francisco (traffic collision).
Jade Goody
English reality television personality (1981-2009).
Born June 5th, 1981 in London.
Died March 22nd, 2009 at 27 years old in Upshire (cervical cancer). [ref]
Andrés Escobar
Colombian footballer (1967-1994).
Born March 13th, 1967 in Rasht.
Died July 2nd, 1994 at 27 years old in Medellín.
Chance Perdomo
British actor (1996–2024).
Born October 19th, 1996 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2024 at 27 years old in upstate New York (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Pamela Courson
American artist and common-law wife of jim morrison.
Born December 22nd, 1946 in Weed.
Died April 25th, 1974 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Bobby Sands
Irish terrorist of the provisional irish republican army (1954-1981).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Rathcoole. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1981 at 27 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation). [ref]
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