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Dead at age 27
185 Notable deaths
Chris Bell
American singer.
Born January 12th, 1951 in Memphis.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 27 years old in Memphis (traffic collision).
Lothar von Richthofen
German flying ace (1894–1922).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Wrocław.
Died July 4th, 1922 at 27 years old in Fuhlsbüttel (aviation accident).
Jean Charles de Menezes
Brazilian victim of police shooting (1978-2005).
Born January 7th, 1978 in Gonzaga.
Died July 22nd, 2005 at 27 years old in Stockwell tube station (gunshot wound).
Fat Pat
American rapper (1970–1998).
Born December 4th, 1970 in Houston.
Died February 3rd, 1998 at 27 years old in Houston.
Olive Morris
British community leader and black feminist activist (1952-1979).
Born June 26th, 1952 in Saint Catherine Parish.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 27 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
Stefan Bellof
German racing driver (1957–1985).
Born November 20th, 1957 in Giessen.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 27 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.
Jacob Miller
Jamaican reggae artist (1952-1980).
Born May 4th, 1952 in Mandeville.
Died March 23rd, 1980 at 27 years old in Kingston (traffic collision). [ref]
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904).
Born February 17th, 1877 in Geneva. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1904 at 27 years old in Aïn Séfra (drowning).
Dave Alexander
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1947 in Ann Arbor.
Died February 10th, 1975 at 27 years old in Ann Arbor (pulmonary edema).
Dorothea Binz
German supervisor at ravensbrück concentration (1920-1947).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Templin.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 27 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
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