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181 Notable deaths
Maurizio Gucci
Italian businessman (1948–1995).
Born September 26th, 1948 in Florence.
Died March 27th, 1995 at 46 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968).
Born March 9th, 1934 in Klushino. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1968 at 34 years old in Novosyolovo (aircraft crash). [ref]
Dudley Moore
English actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935-2002).
Born April 19th, 1935 in Hammersmith. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2002 at 66 years old in Plainfield (pneumonia, progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]
Joe Lieberman
American politician (1942–2024).
Born February 24th, 1942 in Stamford.
Died March 27th, 2024 at 82 years old in New York City (complication). [ref]
Milton Berle
American comedian and actor (1908-2002).
Born July 12th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2002 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
M. C. Escher
Dutch graphic artist (1898-1972).
Born June 17th, 1898 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1972 at 73 years old in Laren, Hilversum. [ref]
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born american film director and screenwriter (1906-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2002 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Daniel Kahneman
Israeli-american psychologist and economist (1934–2024).
Born March 5th, 1934 in Tel-Aviv.
Died March 27th, 2024 at 90 years old in Nunningen. [ref]
Diana Hyland
American actress (1936–1977).
Born January 25th, 1936 in Cleveland Heights.
Died March 27th, 1977 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Ian Dury
English musician (1942-2000).
Born May 12th, 1942 in London Borough of Harrow. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2000 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis