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December 27th
205 Notable deaths
Chris Bell
American singer.
Born January 12th, 1951 in Memphis.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 27 years old in Memphis (traffic collision).
Britt Allcroft
British filmmaker (1943–2024).
Born December 14th, 1943 in Worthing.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Amy Beach
American composer and pianist.
Born September 5th, 1867 in Henniker. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1944 at 77 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Max Beckmann
German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (1884-1950).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1950 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Osip Mandelstam
Russian poet and essayist (1891-1938).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1938 at 47 years old (typhus). [ref]
William G. Morgan
Inventor of volleyball.
Born January 23rd, 1870 in Lockport.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Lockport (congenital pneumonia).
Charles Shyer
American film director, screenwriter, television producer and television writer (1941-2024).
Born October 11th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 83 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. [ref]
Florence Lawrence
Canadian-american actress (1886-1938).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Hamilton.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (intoxication). [ref]
Hank Garland
American musician (1930–2004).
Born November 11th, 1930 in Cowpens.
Died December 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in Orange Park (Staphylococcus aureus). [ref]
Jack Sheldon
American trumpeter, singer, and actor (1931–2019).
Born November 30th, 1931 in Jacksonville.
Died December 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius