About May 27th

Sun Sign
♊ Gemini
Air · Mercury
adaptable, outgoing, intelligent, curious
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Birthstone
Emerald
Deep green
Rebirth, fertility, wisdom
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Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Hawthorn
Happiness, humility, sweetness
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Celtic Tree
Hawthorn
Huath
creative, multi-talented, ironic, curious
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179 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

9 Myocardial Infarction
7 Cancer
2 Lung Cancer
2 Alzheimer's Disease
2 Disease

Top death years

8 2025
5 2021
4 1972
4 2015
4 2013

Deaths by gender

156 Male
23 Female

Top death places

6 Rome
5 New York City
3 Moscow
3 Berlin
2 Burbank

Top 5 notable deaths.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime minister of india from 1947 to 1964.

Born November 14th, 1889 in Prayagraj. [ref]

Died May 27th, 1964 at 74 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gregg Allman

American musician (1947–2017).

Born December 8th, 1947 in Saint Thomas Hospital.

Died May 27th, 2017 at 69 years old in Richmond Hill (liver cancer). [ref]

Frederick Trump

American businessman (1869–1918).

Born March 14th, 1869 in Kallstadt.

Died May 27th, 1918 at 49 years old in Woodhaven (1918–1920 flu pandemic).

Bill Walton

American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024).

Born November 5th, 1952 in La Mesa.

Died May 27th, 2024 at 71 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]

Jeff Conaway

American actor (1950–2011).

Born October 5th, 1950 in Manhattan.

Died May 27th, 2011 at 60 years old in Encino (pneumonia, sepsis). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1988
12 1990
12 1987
10 1971
9 1975

Birthdays by gender

433 Male
130 Female

Top birth places

7 Seoul
6 New York City
6 Chicago
5 Philadelphia
5 Los Angeles

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel