April 27th
168 Notable deaths
Karl Pearson
English mathematician and biometrician.
Born March 27th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1936 at 79 years old in Coldharbour. [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]
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]
Frankie Manning
American dancer and choreographer.
Born May 26th, 1914 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2009 at 94 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
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.
Died April 27th, 1953 at 86 years old in Clonskeagh.
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.
Woo Bum-kon
South korean spree killer (1955–1982).
Born November 5th, 1955 in Busan. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1982 at 26 years old in Uiryeong County (suicide bombing).
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).
Hart Crane
American writer (1899-1932).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Garrettsville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1932 at 32 years old in Florida (drowning).
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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin