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April 27th
148 Notable deaths
Godfrey Chitalu
Zambian association football player (1947-1993).
Born October 22nd, 1947 in Luanshya.
Died April 27th, 1993 at 45 years old in Libreville.
Dick Barnett
American basketball player.
Born October 2nd, 1936 in Gary.
Died April 27th, 2025 at 88 years old in Largo. [ref]
Greg Page
American boxer (1958-2009).
Born October 25th, 1958 in Louisville.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 50 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Nguyen Van Linh
General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1915-1998).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Hưng Yên. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1998 at 82 years old in Hanoi (liver cancer). [ref]
Vujadin Boškov
Serbian footballer (1931-2014).
Died April 27th, 2014 at 82 years old in Novi Sad (Alzheimer's disease).
Gene Fullmer
American boxer.
Born July 21st, 1931 in West Jordan.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Taylorsville.
Gerard K. O'Neill
American physicist, author, and inventor.
Born February 6th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 65 years old in Redwood City (leukemia).
René Barrientos
President of bolivia (1919-1969).
Born May 30th, 1919 in Tarata.
Died April 27th, 1969 at 49 years old in Cochabamba.
Eudy Simelane
South african association footballer (1977-2008).
Born March 11th, 1977 in KwaThema. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2008 at 31 years old in KwaThema (stab wound). [ref]
Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Art collector (1921-2002).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Scheveningen. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2002 at 81 years old in Sant Feliu de Guíxols (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr