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April 27th
146 Notable deaths
Mstislav Rostropovich
Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Baku. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Maud Gonne
Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953).
Born December 21st, 1866 in Farnham. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1953 at 86 years old in Clonskeagh. [ref]
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]
Hart Crane
American writer (1899-1932).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Garrettsville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1932 at 32 years old in Florida (drowning).
A.K. Fazlul Huq
Bengali-pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Barishal.
Died April 27th, 1962 at 88 years old in Dhaka.
Katherine DeMille
Actress (1911-1995).
Born June 29th, 1911 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Tucson (Alzheimer's disease).
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader.
Born November 7th, 1922 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1999 at 76 years old in New Orleans (liver disease). [ref]
Michael Robinson
Irish soccer player, pundit and presenter (1958-2020).
Born July 12th, 1958 in Leicester.
Died April 27th, 2020 at 61 years old in Marbella (skin cancer). [ref]
Kenneth Tsang
Hong kong actor.
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2022 at 86 years old in The Kowloon Hotel. [ref]
Stanley Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1915-1977).
Born April 7th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Santa Monica.
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