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March 27th
242 Notable deaths
Ahmad Zaki
Egyptian actor (1946–2005).
Born November 18th, 1949 in Zagazig.
Died March 27th, 2005 at 55 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Carlo III, Duke of Parma
Duke of parma and piacenza from 1849 to 1854.
Born January 14th, 1823 in Lucca.
Died March 27th, 1854 at 31 years old in Parma (stab wound).
Ferry Porsche
Austrian-german automobile designer (1909–1998).
Born September 19th, 1909 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 88 years old in Zell am See.
Paul Lauterbur
American chemist (1929–2007).
Born May 6th, 1929 in Sidney. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2007 at 77 years old in Urbana (kidney disease). [ref]
Georges Vézina
Ice hockey goaltender (1887–1926).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Chicoutimi.
Died March 27th, 1926 at 39 years old in Chicoutimi (tuberculosis).
Rod Hundley
American professional basketball player and television broadcaster (1934-2015).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Charleston.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 80 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease).
Jujiro Matsuda
Japanese businessman (1875–1952).
Born August 8th, 1875 in Hiroshima.
Died March 27th, 1952 at 76 years old in Hiroshima.
Ayaz Mutallibov
President of azerbaijan from 1990 to 1992.
Died March 27th, 2022 at 83 years old in Baku.
William Stern
German psychologist (1871-1938).
Born April 29th, 1871 in Berlin.
Died March 27th, 1938 at 66 years old in Durham.
David Storey
British writer (1933–2017).
Born July 13th, 1933 in Wakefield.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 83 years old in London (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mary Rand
British track and field athlete and olympic champion (1940-2026).
Born February 10th, 1940 in Wells.
Died March 27th, 2026 at 86 years old in Reno. [ref]
Wang Ming
Chinese politician (1904-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1904 in Jinzhai County.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Charles Willeford
American crime novelist (1919-1988).
Born January 2nd, 1919 in Little Rock.
Died March 27th, 1988 at 69 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Princess Francisca of Brazil
Princess of brazil.
Born August 2nd, 1824 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 27th, 1898 at 73 years old in Paris.
Mikhail Kalatozov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1903-1973).
Born December 28th, 1903 in Tbilisi.
Died March 27th, 1973 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993).
Born September 2nd, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 61 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer).
Renato Salvatori
Italian actor (1934-1988).
Born March 20th, 1934 in Seravezza. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1988 at 54 years old in Rome.
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Swiss-american zoologist and engineer (1835-1910).
Born December 17th, 1835 in Neuchâtel.
Died March 27th, 1910 at 74 years old in RMS Adriatic.
Mao Dun
Chinese writer (1896-1981).
Born July 4th, 1896 in Tongxiang City.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Malcolm Cowley
American novelist (1898–1989).
Born August 24th, 1898 in Cambria County.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 90 years old in New Milford.
Valery Bykovsky
Soviet cosmonaut (1934-2019).
Born August 2nd, 1934 in Pavlovsky Posad.
Died March 27th, 2019 at 84 years old in Leonikha. [ref]
Lawrence Wetherby
American politician (1908–1994).
Born January 2nd, 1908 in Middletown.
Died March 27th, 1994 at 86 years old in Frankfort.
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke (1871–1955).
Born August 31st, 1871 in Altenburg.
Died March 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.
Dick Giordano
American comic book artist (1932-2010).
Born July 20th, 1932 in Manhattan.
Died March 27th, 2010 at 77 years old in Volusia County (pneumonia). [ref]
Olga Syahputra
Indonesian actor and singer (1983–2015).
Born February 8th, 1983 in Jakarta.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 32 years old in Singapore (meningitis).
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