April 27th
212 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).
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian politician (1909–1972).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Nkroful. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Bucharest (skin cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Antonio Gramsci
Italian marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Ales. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1937 at 46 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Feroz Khan
Indian actor and filmmaker (1935–2009).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Bengaluru.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]
Kristin Nelson
American actress, painter (1945-2018).
Born June 25th, 1945 in Burbank.
Died April 27th, 2018 at 72 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Edward R. Murrow
American broadcast journalist (1908–1965).
Born April 25th, 1908 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1965 at 57 years old in Pawling (lung cancer).
Carlos Castañeda
Peruvian-american author (1925-1998).
Born December 25th, 1925 in Cajamarca.
Died April 27th, 1998 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Lynne Frederick
British actress (1954–1994).
Born July 25th, 1954 in Hillingdon.
Died April 27th, 1994 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Suzanne Crough
American actress (1963-2015).
Born March 6th, 1963 in Fullerton.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 52 years old in Laughlin (cardiomyopathy).
Edmund Husserl
German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938).
Born April 8th, 1859 in Prostějov. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1938 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Verne Gagne
American professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Robbinsdale.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 89 years old in Bloomington (Alzheimer's disease).
Alexander Scriabin
Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915).
Born January 6th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died April 27th, 1915 at 43 years old in Moscow (sepsis).
David Birney
American actor and director (1939–2022).
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2022 at 83 years old in Santa Monica (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992).
Born December 10th, 1908 in Avignon.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 83 years old in Clichy.
David Wilkerson
American pentecostal evangelist (1931–2011).
Born May 19th, 1931 in Hammond.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 79 years old in Texas, U.S. Route 175 (traffic collision). [ref]
J. Allen Hynek
American astronomer (1910–1986).
Born May 1st, 1910 in Chicago.
Died April 27th, 1986 at 75 years old in Scottsdale (brain cancer).
William Colby
American intelligence agent (1920–1996).
Born January 4th, 1920 in Saint Paul.
Died April 27th, 1996 at 76 years old in Rock Point (drowning).
Daniel Daly
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient (1873-1937).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Glen Cove.
Died April 27th, 1937 at 63 years old in Glendale.
Karl Pearson
English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist (1857–1936).
Born March 27th, 1857 in London.
Died April 27th, 1936 at 79 years old in Coldharbour.
Yvette Vickers
Actress, singer and model (1928-2011).
Born August 26th, 1928 in Kansas City.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Benedict Canyon (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
C. J. Sansom
British author of crime fiction (1952–2024).
Born December 9th, 1952 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2024 at 71 years old in Brighton. [ref]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut