April 27th
148 Notable deaths
Roy Del Ruth
Film director (1893-1961).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Delaware. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1961 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Rich
American biologist.
Born November 15th, 1924 in Hartford.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 90 years old in Boston.
Nikola Karev
Bulgarian revolutionary.
Born November 23rd, 1877 in Kruševo.
Died April 27th, 1905 at 27 years old in Rajčani (killed in action).
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]
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist.
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
George Alec Effinger
Novelist, short story writer.
Born January 10th, 1947 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2002 at 55 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Emil von Sauer
German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942).
Born October 8th, 1862 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Gabriel Figueroa
Mexican cinematographer (1907-1997).
Born April 24th, 1907 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1997 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Cora Sue Collins
American child actress.
Born April 19th, 1927 in Beckley.
Died April 27th, 2025 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills. [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).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 148
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte