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October 27th
219 Notable deaths
Anne Heywood
British film actress (1932–2023).
Born December 11th, 1932 in Handsworth. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2023 at 90 years old in Houston. [ref]
Kurt Schneider
German psychologist (1887–1967).
Born January 7th, 1887 in Crailsheim.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.
Thomas Townsend Brown
American physicist (1905–1985).
Born March 18th, 1905 in Zanesville.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in Avalon.
Shin Hae-chul
South korean musician (1968–2014).
Born May 6th, 1968 in Seoul. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2014 at 46 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (1903-1999).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Paris.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris.
Hans Werner Henze
German composer (1926–2012).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Gütersloh.
Died October 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Dresden. [ref]
John David Carson
American actor (1952-2009).
Born March 6th, 1952 in North Hollywood.
Died October 27th, 2009 at 57 years old in Las Vegas (lymphoma). [ref]
Walter Washington
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1915–2003).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Dawson.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Alma Gluck
American singer (1884–1938).
Died October 27th, 1938 at 54 years old in Manhattan (liver failure).
Sherman Adams
67th governor of new hampshire (1899-1986).
Born January 8th, 1899 in Dover.
Died October 27th, 1986 at 87 years old in Hanover.
Katherine Oppenheimer
German-american biologist and botanist (1910–1972).
Born August 8th, 1910 in Recklinghausen.
Died October 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Gorgas Hospital (embolism). [ref]
Michael Laughlin
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1938–2021).
Born November 28th, 1938 in United States.
Died October 27th, 2021 at 82 years old in Honolulu (COVID-19). [ref]
Abdul Karim Khan
Indian singer (1872–1937).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Kairana, Muzaffarnagar.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 64 years old in Singaperumalkoil.
Swami Rama Tirtha
Indian teacher of the hindu philosophy of vedanta (1873–1906).
Born October 22nd, 1873 in presidencies and provinces of British India.
Died October 27th, 1906 at 33 years old in New Tehri (drowning).
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
American physicist (1899–1980).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Middletown.
Died October 27th, 1980 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Karel Janoušek
Czechoslovak army general (1893–1971).
Born October 30th, 1893 in Přerov. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1971 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
Abba P. Lerner
American economist (1903-1982).
Born October 28th, 1903 in Novoselytsia, Bessarabia Governorate.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tallahassee.
Bernard W. Rogers
Former chief of staff of the united states army (1921–2008).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Fairview.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Falls Church (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philip French
British film critic and former radio producer (1933-2015).
Born August 28th, 1933 in Liverpool.
Died October 27th, 2015 at 82 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georg von der Marwitz
German general (1856–1929).
Born July 7th, 1856 in Słupsk.
Died October 27th, 1929 at 73 years old
Rudolph Maté
Polish-hungarian-american cinematographer, film director and producer (1898–1964).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Kraków.
Died October 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Susan Lindquist
American geneticist, molecular biologist, and university teacher (1949–2016).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Golding Bird
British medical doctor (1814–1854).
Born December 9th, 1814 in Downham Market.
Died October 27th, 1854 at 39 years old in London.
Yan Fu
Chinese translator (1854–1921).
Born January 8th, 1854 in Fuzhou.
Died October 27th, 1921 at 67 years old in Fuzhou.
Andrzej Panufnik
Polish composer and conductor (1914–1991).
Born September 24th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died October 27th, 1991 at 77 years old in Twickenham.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 219
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé