October 27th
174 Notable deaths
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva
Brazilian footballer (1974-2004).
Born October 19th, 1974 in Vitória.
Died October 27th, 2004 at 30 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andreas Gruentzig
German surgeon.
Born June 25th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 46 years old in Forsyth.
Marshall Neilan
American actor and filmmaker.
Born April 11th, 1891 in San Bernardino. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1958 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Joseph Klausner
Jewish historian.
Born August 14th, 1874 in Valkininkai. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1958 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Es'kia Mphahlele
South african writer and publisher (1919–2008).
Born December 17th, 1919 in Pretoria.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 88 years old in Lebowakgomo.
Karen Demirchyan
Soviet politician (1932-1999).
Born April 17th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 67 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Franco Alfano
Italian composer and pianist.
Born March 8th, 1876 in Naples, Posillipo. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1954 at 78 years old in Sanremo. [ref]
Johnny Byrne
English footballer.
Born May 13th, 1939 in West Horsley.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 60 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Robert Mills
American physicist, co-author of the yang-mills theory.
Born April 15th, 1928 in Englewood.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 71 years old in Charleston. [ref]
Lois Collier
American actress (1919-1999).
Born March 21st, 1919 in Salley. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1999 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi