March 27th
242 Notable deaths
Yvonne Brill
Canadian scientist (1924-2013).
Born December 30th, 1924 in St. Vital. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Princeton (breast cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Achleitner
Austrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Schalchen.
Died March 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Hisakazu Tanaka
Japanese general (1889-1947).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 58 years old in Republic of China (gunshot wound).
Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil
Turkish poet and writer (1865–1945).
Born February 12th, 1865 in Istanbul.
Died March 27th, 1945 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Vincent Hugo Bendix
American inventor (1882–1945).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Moline. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1945 at 62 years old in New York City.
Jørgen Moe
Norwegian folklorist, poet and bishop (1813–1882).
Born April 22nd, 1813 in Hole.
Died March 27th, 1882 at 68 years old in Kristiansand.
William Healey Dall
American malacologist, palaeontologist and explorer (1845 – 1927).
Born August 21st, 1845 in Boston.
Died March 27th, 1927 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
May Allison
American actress (1890–1989).
Born June 14th, 1890 in Rising Fawn.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 98 years old in Bratenahl (respiratory failure).
Hércules Florence
French artist, photographer and inventor (1804-1879).
Born February 28th, 1804 in Nice.
Died March 27th, 1879 at 75 years old in Campinas.
Fay Kanin
American screenwriter, playwright and producer (1917–2013).
Born May 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Spencer Gore
English painter (1878-1914).
Died March 27th, 1914 at 35 years old in Richmond (pneumonia).
Jack Donohue
American actor and director (1908-1984).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died March 27th, 1984 at 75 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Kamal Hassan Ali
Egyptian politician and military officer (1933-1993).
Born January 12th, 1933 in Cairo.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 60 years old in Cairo.
Gourgen Yanikian
Armenian engineer (1895–1984).
Born December 24th, 1895 in Erzurum.
Died March 27th, 1984 at 88 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Preben Kaas
Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist.
Born March 30th, 1930 in Aalborg.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 50 years old in Copenhagen.
Carl Jacob Löwig
German chemist (1803–1890).
Born March 17th, 1803 in Bad Kreuznach.
Died March 27th, 1890 at 87 years old in Wrocław.
Francesco Faà di Bruno
Italian priest (1825–1888).
Born March 29th, 1825 in Alessandria.
Died March 27th, 1888 at 62 years old in Turin.
Vince Boryla
American basketball player, coach, and executive (1927–2016).
Born March 11th, 1927 in East Chicago. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2016 at 89 years old in Denver (pneumonia). [ref]
Karl Groos
German psychologist and philosopher (1861-1946).
Born December 10th, 1861 in Heidelberg.
Died March 27th, 1946 at 84 years old in Tübingen.
Hjalmar Andersen
Speed skater from norway (1923-2013).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Rødøy Municipality.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 90 years old in Oslo (falling from height).
Gregory Macalister Mathews
Australian amateur ornithologist (1876–1949).
Born September 10th, 1876 in Castlereagh River.
Died March 27th, 1949 at 72 years old in Winchester.
Henry Taylor
English playwright and poet (1800-1886).
Born October 18th, 1800 in Bishop Middleham.
Died March 27th, 1886 at 85 years old
Gabriel Bibron
French herpetologist and zoologist (1805–1848).
Born October 20th, 1806 in Paris.
Died March 27th, 1848 at 41 years old in Loire (tuberculosis).
Nahum Stelmach
Israeli footballer (1936-1999).
Born July 19th, 1936 in Petah Tikva. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1999 at 62 years old in Israel.
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.
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