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April 27th
Top causes of death
| 10 | Cancer |
| 7 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 6 | Pneumonia |
| 4 | Alzheimer's Disease |
| 3 | Disease |
Deaths by gender
| 183 | Male |
| 29 | Female |
Top death places
| 10 | Moscow |
| 5 | Saint Petersburg |
| 5 | Vienna |
| 4 | Bucharest |
| 4 | Berlin |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Jerry Springer
American television personality and politician (1944–2023).
Born February 13th, 1944 in Highgate tube station.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 79 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882).
Born May 25th, 1803 in Boston.
Died April 27th, 1882 at 78 years old in Concord (pneumonia).
Vinod Khanna
Indian actor, director, politician (1946–2017).
Born October 6th, 1946 in Peshawar.
Died April 27th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mumbai (bladder 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 to death). [ref]
Ruth Handler
American businesswoman.
Born November 4th, 1916 in Colorado, Denver.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles, Century City (colorectal cancer).
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Birthdays by gender
| 418 | Male |
| 114 | Female |
Top birth places
| 15 | London |
| 9 | New York City |
| 6 | Moscow |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
| 5 | Glasgow |
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe