March 27th
166 Notable deaths
Jean-Marie Balestre
French auto racing executive.
Born April 9th, 1921 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Died March 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
K. D. Singh
Field hockey player.
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Barabanki district. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Nicholas F. Brady
American politician (born 1930).
Born April 11th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died March 27th, 1930 at -1 years old
Dan Curtis
American director and producer of television and film.
Born August 12th, 1927 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Brentwood (brain cancer). [ref]
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).
Paul Lauterbur
American chemist.
Born May 6th, 1929 in Sidney. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2007 at 77 years old in Urbana (kidney disease). [ref]
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]
Jujiro Matsuda
Japanese businessman.
Born August 8th, 1875 in Hiroshima.
Died March 27th, 1952 at 76 years old in Hiroshima.
William Stern
German psychologist (1871-1938).
Born April 29th, 1871 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1938 at 66 years old in Durham. [ref]
Georges Vézina
Ice hockey goaltender.
Born January 21st, 1887 in Saguenay.
Died March 27th, 1926 at 39 years old in Chicoutimi (tuberculosis).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson