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April 27th
168 Notable deaths
Mark Weiser
American computer scientist (1952-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1952 in Harvey.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 46 years old
Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen
Guatemalan president (1996-2000).
Born March 14th, 1946 in Guatemala City.
Died April 27th, 2018 at 72 years old in Guatemala City (myocardial infarction).
Lynn Harrell
American cellist (1944–2020).
Born January 30th, 1944 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2020 at 76 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Negasso Gidada
Ethiopian president (1943-2019).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Dembi Dollo.
Died April 27th, 2019 at 75 years old in Frankfurt am Main (disease). [ref]
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Italian actor (1954–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1954 in Rome.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Dorothee Sölle
German theologian (1929–2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction).
Cora Sue Collins
American child actress.
Born April 19th, 1927 in Beckley.
Died April 27th, 2025 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
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).
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. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1995 at 73 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
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