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October 27th
183 Notable deaths
Miyu Matsuki
Japanese voice actress (1977–2015).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Kure.
Died October 27th, 2015 at 38 years old in New Delhi (Epstein–Barr virus).
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
Member of the hessian princely battenberg family and the extended british royal family (1891–1914).
Born October 3rd, 1891 in Balmoral Castle.
Died October 27th, 1914 at 23 years old in Zonnebeke.
Steve Peregrin Took
English musician (1949–1980).
Born July 28th, 1949 in Eltham. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1980 at 31 years old in North Kensington (asphyxia). [ref]
Vladimir Bukovsky
Soviet dissident; prominent in the soviet dissident movement of the 1960s and 1970s and spent a total of twelve years in psychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps and prisons within the soviet union.
Born December 30th, 1942 in Belebey.
Died October 27th, 2019 at 76 years old in Addenbrooke's Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Rex Stout
American writer (1886-1975).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Noblesville.
Died October 27th, 1975 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Tom Dowd
American music producer (1925–2002).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Manhattan.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 77 years old in Miami (pulmonary emphysema).
Allan Lane
Actor (1909-1973).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Mishawaka.
Died October 27th, 1973 at 64 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
James Hillman
American psychologist.
Born April 12th, 1926 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in Thompson. [ref]
Johanna Lindsey
American writer (1952 – 2019).
Born March 10th, 1952 in Frankfurt.
Died October 27th, 2019 at 67 years old in Nashua (lung cancer). [ref]
Madan Lal Khurana
Indian politician (1936–2018).
Born October 15th, 1936 in Faisalabad.
Died October 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in New Delhi (cerebral hemorrhage).
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