March 27th
242 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
British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002).
Born April 19th, 1935 in Hammersmith.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 66 years old in Plainfield (pneumonia, progressive supranuclear palsy).
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.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer).
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. [ref]
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born american filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
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]
Syed Ahmed Khan
Indian muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898).
Born October 17th, 1817 in Delhi.
Died March 27th, 1898 at 80 years old in Aligarh.
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
British new wave singer (1942–2000).
Born May 12th, 1942 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died March 27th, 2000 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Dorothea Puente
American serial killer (1929-2011).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Redlands.
Died March 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Chowchilla (disease). [ref]
Madeleine Astor
American socialite and titanic survivor (1893-1940).
Born June 19th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died March 27th, 1940 at 46 years old in Palm Beach (coronary artery disease).
Farley Granger
American actor (1925–2011).
Born July 1st, 1925 in San Jose.
Died March 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Brown
Scottish personal servant and favourite of queen victoria (1826–1883).
Born December 8th, 1826 in Crathie.
Died March 27th, 1883 at 56 years old in Windsor Castle.
Stanisław Lem
Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist, studied medical doctor (1921–2006).
Born September 12th, 1921 in Lviv.
Died March 27th, 2006 at 84 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Aldo Ray
American actor (1926-1991).
Born September 25th, 1926 in Northampton County.
Died March 27th, 1991 at 64 years old in Martinez (esophageal cancer).
Max Hardcore
American pornographic actor (1956–2023).
Born August 10th, 1956 in Racine. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Fazlur Khan
Bangladeshi architect (1929–1982).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Dhaka.
Died March 27th, 1982 at 52 years old in Jeddah (myocardial infarction).
James E. Webb
Administrator of nasa in 1961–1968 (1906–1992).
Born October 7th, 1906 in Tally Ho Township.
Died March 27th, 1992 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kiichirō Toyoda
Japanese businessman (1894–1952).
Born June 11th, 1894 in Washizu. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1952 at 57 years old in Japan (intracranial hemorrhage).
Adrienne Rich
American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Baltimore.
Died March 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz (rheumatoid arthritis). [ref]
Elizabeth Holloway Marston
Psychologist (1893–1993).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Isle of Man.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 100 years old in New York City.
Mother Angelica
Religious sister (1923-2016).
Born April 20th, 1923 in Canton. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2016 at 92 years old in Hanceville (stroke). [ref]
Michael Aris
British academic (1946–1999).
Born March 27th, 1946 in Havana.
Died March 27th, 1999 at 53 years old in Oxford (prostate cancer).
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