December 27th
186 Notable deaths
Walter Stanley Keane
American plagiarist.
Born October 7th, 1915 in Lincoln.
Died December 27th, 2000 at 85 years old in Encinitas.
Lester B. Pearson
14th prime minister of canada, from 1963 to 1968.
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Ottawa (liver cancer). [ref]
Meadowlark Lemon
American basketball player.
Born April 25th, 1932 in Wilmington.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Richard Overton
American centenarian and oldest verified living world war ii veteran.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Bastrop County.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 112 years old in Austin (pneumonia).
Harry Warner
Film studio executive.
Born December 12th, 1881 in Krasnosielc.
Died December 27th, 1958 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease).
Harry Carey
American actor (1921–2012).
Born May 16th, 1921 in Santa Clarita. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Hafizullah Amin
2nd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born August 1st, 1929 in Paghman.
Died December 27th, 1979 at 50 years old in Tajbeg Palace (ballistic trauma).
Hal Ashby
American film director and film editor (1929-1988).
Born September 2nd, 1929 in Ogden. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1988 at 59 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Robert Graham
Mexican-born american sculptor.
Born August 19th, 1938 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2008 at 70 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Gaston Glock
Austrian engineer and ceo of firearms manufacturer glock.
Born July 19th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died December 27th, 2023 at 94 years old in Klagenfurt. [ref]
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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin