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May 27th
179 Notable deaths
Carla Fracci
Italian ballet dancer and actress (1936–2021).
Born August 20th, 1936 in Milan.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 84 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Gardner Dozois
American science fiction editor (1947-2018).
Born July 23rd, 1947 in Salem.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (sepsis). [ref]
Coenraad Johannes van Houten
Dutch businessman (1801-1887).
Born March 15th, 1801 in Amsterdam.
Died May 27th, 1887 at 86 years old in Weesp.
Joseph Gallieni
French soldier (1849-1916).
Born April 24th, 1849 in Saint-Béat.
Died May 27th, 1916 at 67 years old in Versailles (prostate cancer).
Little Tony
Sammarinese rock singer (1941-2013).
Born February 9th, 1941 in Tivoli.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917–2000).
Born October 16th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Red Rodney
American musician (1927-1994).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1994 at 66 years old in Boynton Beach.
Yukio Araki
Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Born March 10th, 1929 in Kiryū.
Died May 27th, 1945 at 16 years old
Abram Hoffer
Canadian biochemist, physician and psychiatrist (1917–2009).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Saskatchewan.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 91 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Franz Künstler
German centenarian, austro-hungarian military personnel of world war i.
Born July 24th, 1900 in Șoșdea.
Died May 27th, 2008 at 107 years old in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Clive Granger
British economist.
Born September 4th, 1934 in Swansea.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Juan Ramón Verón
Argentine footballer.
Born March 17th, 1944 in La Plata.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 81 years old in La Plata. [ref]
Ilya Kabakov
Soviet and american conceptual artist (1933–2023).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Dnipro.
Died May 27th, 2023 at 89 years old in Long Island. [ref]
Ismail al-Faruqi
Palestinian-american muslim philosopher and scholar (1921–1986).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Jaffa.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 65 years old in Wyncote (stabbing).
Poul Schlüter
Prime minister of denmark from 1982 to 1993.
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Tønder.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 92 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev
Imperial russian navy admiral (1843-1917).
Born May 13th, 1843 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 27th, 1917 at 74 years old in Yalta.
Philip Vian
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1894–1968).
Born June 14th, 1894 in London.
Died May 27th, 1968 at 73 years old in United Kingdom.
George Boolos
Philosopher and mathematical logician (1940-1996).
Born September 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died May 27th, 1996 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Machiko Hasegawa
Japanese manga artist (1920–1992).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Taku. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1992 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Otto Meissner
German politician (1880-1953).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Bischwiller.
Died May 27th, 1953 at 73 years old in Munich.
Viktor Kulikov
Marshal of the soviet union (1921-2013).
Born July 5th, 1921 in Verkhnaya Lyubovsha.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erik Carlsson
Swedish rally driver.
Born March 5th, 1929 in Trollhättan. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2015 at 86 years old in England.
Jaime Lerner
Brazilian politician and architect (1937–2021).
Born December 17th, 1937 in Curitiba.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 83 years old in Curitiba (kidney disease). [ref]
Donald H. Peterson
American astronaut (1933–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1933 in Winona.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 84 years old in El Lago (bone cancer). [ref]
Samuel Stritch
Catholic cardinal (1887–1958).
Born August 17th, 1887 in Nashville.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
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