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April 27th

145 Notable deaths

Vinod Khanna

Indian actor, director, politician.

Born October 6th, 1946 in Peshawar.

Died April 27th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mumbai (bladder cancer). [ref]

Jerry Springer

American television personality and politician.

Born February 13th, 1944 in Highgate tube station.

Died April 27th, 2023 at 79 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Valery Legasov

Soviet nuclear chemist, chief of the commission investigating the chernobyl disaster (1936-1988).

Born September 1st, 1936 in Tula.

Died April 27th, 1988 at 51 years old in Moscow (hanging).

Antonio Gramsci

Italian writer, politician, theorist, sociologist and linguist (1891-1937).

Born January 22nd, 1891 in Ales, Sardinia. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1937 at 46 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Feroz Khan

An indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the hindi film industry..

Born September 25th, 1939 in Bengaluru.

Died April 27th, 2009 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]

Carlos Castañeda

Peruvian-american author.

Born December 25th, 1925 in Cajamarca. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]

Edward R. Murrow

American broadcast journalist and war correspondent (1908-1965).

Born April 25th, 1908 in Greensboro. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1965 at 57 years old in Pawling (lung cancer).

Edmund Husserl

German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology.

Born April 8th, 1859 in Prostějov. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1938 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]

Lynne Frederick

British actress (1954-1994).

Born July 25th, 1954 in Hillingdon. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1994 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992).

Born December 10th, 1908 in Avignon. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1992 at 83 years old in Clichy.

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