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April 27th
161 Notable deaths
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.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna.
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]
Otti Berger
Textile artist and weaver murdered in the holocaust (1898-1944).
Born October 4th, 1898 in Zmajevac, Kneževi Vinogradi.
Died April 27th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz. [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).
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.
Born March 24th, 1892 in Sofia.
Died April 27th, 1990 at 98 years old in Sofia.
Nikolai Leonov
Kgb officer and russian politician.
Born August 22nd, 1928.
Died April 27th, 2022 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 161
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown