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March 27th
166 Notable deaths
Richard N. Frye
American historian.
Born January 10th, 1920 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2014 at 94 years old in Boston. [ref]
André Lefevere
Belgian translator and linguist (1945-1996).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Belgium. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1996 at 50 years old in Austin (leukemia).
Martin Sheridan
Athletics competitor.
Born March 28th, 1881 in Swinford.
Died March 27th, 1918 at 36 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Gregorio Marañón
Spanish academic (1887-1960).
Born May 19th, 1887 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1960 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Antoine Demoitié
Belgian cyclist.
Born October 16th, 1990 in Liège.
Died March 27th, 2016 at 25 years old in Lille (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul László
Architect.
Born February 6th, 1900 in Debrecen.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.
Yvonne Brill
Canadian scientist (1924-2013).
Born December 30th, 1924 in Winnipeg.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Princeton (breast cancer).
H. R. F. Keating
English crime fiction writer.
Born October 31st, 1926 in East Sussex. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Vincent Hugo Bendix
American inventor.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Moline. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1945 at 62 years old in New York City.
May Allison
American actress (1890-1989).
Born June 14th, 1890 in Dade County.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 98 years old in Cuyahoga County (respiratory failure).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 166
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore