April 27th
212 Notable deaths
Cora Sue Collins
American child actress.
Born April 19th, 1927 in Beckley.
Died April 27th, 2025 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Academic, romantic and classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician (1802-1872).
Born January 6th, 1802 in Târgoviște.
Died April 27th, 1872 at 70 years old in Bucharest.
Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover
British politician (1802-1867).
Born November 8th, 1802 in London.
Died April 27th, 1867 at 64 years old in Westminster.
Roy Del Ruth
American film director (1893–1961).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Delaware.
Died April 27th, 1961 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Rajshekhar Basu
Indian writer (1880–1960).
Born March 16th, 1880.
Died April 27th, 1960 at 80 years old (stroke).
Nikola Karev
Bulgarian revolutionary (1877–1905).
Born November 23rd, 1877 in Kruševo.
Died April 27th, 1905 at 27 years old in Rajčani.
Willem Frederik Hermans
Dutch writer (1921–1995).
Born September 1st, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died April 27th, 1995 at 73 years old in Utrecht.
Ludwig von Benedek
Austrian marshall (1804-1881).
Born July 14th, 1804 in Sopron. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1881 at 76 years old in Graz. [ref]
Alexander Rich
American biologist (1924–2015).
Born November 15th, 1924 in Hartford.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 90 years old in Boston.
Rolf Landauer
American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [ref]
George Alec Effinger
Novelist, short story writer (1947–2002).
Born January 10th, 1947 in Cleveland.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 55 years old in New Orleans.
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist (1886–1959).
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
John Ballance
14th premier of new zealand (1839-1893).
Born March 27th, 1839 in County Antrim.
Died April 27th, 1893 at 54 years old in Wellington.
Gabriel Figueroa
Mexican cinematographer (1907-1997).
Born April 24th, 1907 in Mexico City.
Died April 27th, 1997 at 90 years old in Mexico City (cerebral infarction).
Prince William of Baden
German prince (1829–1897).
Born December 18th, 1829 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1897 at 67 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Emil von Sauer
German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942).
Born October 8th, 1862 in Hamburg.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Carl Ludwig
German physiologist (1816-1895).
Born December 29th, 1816 in Witzenhausen.
Died April 27th, 1895 at 78 years old in Leipzig.
Gioacchino Colombo
Automobile engineer.
Born January 9th, 1903 in Legnano.
Died April 27th, 1987 at 84 years old in Milan.
Vladimir Stoychev
Bulgarian army officer (1892–1990).
Born March 24th, 1892 in Sofia.
Died April 27th, 1990 at 98 years old in Sofia.
Mimi Coertse
South african singer.
Born June 12th, 1932 in Durban.
Died April 27th, 2026 at 93 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Hobart Cavanaugh
American actor (1886-1950).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Virginia City.
Died April 27th, 1950 at 63 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Émile Gagnan
French engineer (1900–1984).
Born December 11th, 1900 in Saint-Jean-de-Losne.
Died April 27th, 1984 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Phyllis Dare
British singer and actress (1890–1975).
Born August 15th, 1890 in Chelsea.
Died April 27th, 1975 at 84 years old in Brighton.
Michał Vituška
Belarusian general (1907-1945).
Born November 5th, 1907 in Niasviž.
Died April 27th, 2006 at 98 years old in Germany.
Kirill Lavrov
Soviet and russian actor (1925-2007).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 27th, 2007 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg (leukemia). [ref]
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi