Dead at age 27

170 Notable deaths

Henry Moseley

English physicist.

Born November 23rd, 1887 in Weymouth.

Died August 10th, 1915 at 27 years old in Gallipoli (cardiac arrest).

Rupert Brooke

English poet (1887–1915).

Born August 3rd, 1887 in Rugby.

Died April 23rd, 1915 at 27 years old in Aegean Sea (sepsis). [ref]

Valentín Elizalde

Mexican singer (1979-2006).

Born February 1st, 1979 in Etchojoa Municipality.

Died November 25th, 2006 at 27 years old in Reynosa (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Kristen Pfaff

American musician and singer.

Born May 26th, 1967 in Buffalo.

Died June 16th, 1994 at 27 years old in Seattle (drug overdose).

Tom Pryce

Racing driver.

Born June 11th, 1949 in Ruthin.

Died March 5th, 1977 at 27 years old in Kyalami (traffic collision).

Cha In-ha

South korean actor.

Born July 15th, 1992 in Sinchon.

Died December 3rd, 2019 at 27 years old in Gangnam District. [ref]

Camilo Cienfuegos

Cuban revolutionary (1932-1959).

Born February 6th, 1932 in Havana.

Died October 28th, 1959 at 27 years old in Atlantic Ocean (aircraft crash).

Ashfaqulla Khan

Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927).

Born October 22nd, 1900 in Shahjahanpur.

Died December 19th, 1927 at 27 years old in Faizabad (hanging).

Leonard Siffleet

Australian soldier.

Born January 14th, 1916 in Gunnedah.

Died October 24th, 1943 at 27 years old in Aitape (decapitation, execution).

Kim Jong-hyun

South korean singer and dancer.

Born April 8th, 1990 in Hyehwa-dong.

Died December 18th, 2017 at 27 years old in Cheongdam-dong (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Deaths 31 to 40 of 170

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde