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October 27th
219 Notable deaths
Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden
German prince (1906-1963).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 27th, 1963 at 57 years old in Spaichingen.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
7th president of pakistan (1915-2006).
Born January 20th, 1915 in Bannu District.
Died October 27th, 2006 at 91 years old in Peshawar (pneumonia). [ref]
James M. Cain
American novelist, short story writer, journalist (1892–1977).
Born July 1st, 1892 in Annapolis.
Died October 27th, 1977 at 85 years old in University Park.
Alfred Tarski
Polish-american logician (1901-1983).
Born January 14th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died October 27th, 1983 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
Ntozake Shange
African american writer and performance artist (1948-2018).
Born October 18th, 1948 in Trenton. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2018 at 70 years old in Bowie (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
British duchess (1806-1868).
Born May 21st, 1806 in London.
Died October 27th, 1868 at 62 years old in Lancaster House.
Miyu Matsuki
Japanese voice actress (1977–2015).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Kure.
Died October 27th, 2015 at 38 years old in Tokyo (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).
Died October 27th, 1980 at 31 years old in North Kensington (asphyxia).
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 (1926–2011).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
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).
Ugo Tognazzi
Italian film and theatre actor, director and screenwriter (1922-1990).
Born March 23rd, 1922 in Cremona.
Died October 27th, 1990 at 68 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Frank De Vol
American composer and arranger (1911–1999).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Moundsville.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 88 years old in Lafayette.
Vijay Merchant
Indian cricket player. (1911-1987).
Born October 12th, 1911 in Mumbai.
Died October 27th, 1987 at 76 years old
Vazgen Sargsyan
Military commander, politician (1959-1999).
Born March 5th, 1959 in Ararat.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 40 years old in Yerevan (gunshot wound).
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Italian aeronautical engineer (1886–1957).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Massone.
Died October 27th, 1957 at 71 years old in Rome.
Michio Suzuki
Japanese entrepreneur and inventor.
Born February 18th, 1887 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 95 years old in Hamamatsu.
Stamen Grigorov
Bulgarian physician and microbiologist (1878-1945).
Born October 27th, 1878 in Studen izvor.
Died October 27th, 1945 at 67 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Moira Lister
Actress (1923-2007).
Born August 6th, 1923 in Cape Town.
Died October 27th, 2007 at 84 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Enrico Mattei
Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962).
Born April 29th, 1906 in Acqualagna.
Died October 27th, 1962 at 56 years old in Bascapè (aircraft crash, bomb).
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