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February 27th
157 Notable deaths
Duke Snider
Major league baseball outfielder (1926-2011).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Ng Man-tat
Hong kong actor (1952–2021).
Born January 2nd, 1953 in Xiamen. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2021 at 68 years old in Union Hospital (liver cancer). [ref]
Harry Cohn
American film studio executive (1891-1958).
Born July 23rd, 1891 in New York City.
Died February 27th, 1958 at 66 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction).
Allison Hayes
American actress.
Born March 6th, 1930 in Charleston.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 46 years old in San Diego (leukemia).
Jacques Plante
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1986).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1986 at 57 years old in Geneva (stomach cancer).
George Tobias
Actor.
Born July 14th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died February 27th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
Necmettin Erbakan
Prime minister of turkey (1997-1998).
Born October 29th, 1926 in Sinop.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Ankara (heart failure).
Robert Sobukwe
South african teacher, pan-africanist, and anti-apartheid activist (1924-1978).
Born December 5th, 1924 in Graaff-Reinet. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1978 at 53 years old in Kimberley (lung cancer).
Ned Eisenberg
American actor (1957–2022).
Born January 13th, 1957 in New York City.
Died February 27th, 2022 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Orry-Kelly
Australian costume designer (1897–1964).
Born December 31st, 1897 in Kiama.
Died February 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Hollywood (liver cancer).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz