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May 27th
138 Notable deaths
Michael Talbot
American writer (1953–1992).
Born September 29th, 1953 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 27th, 1992 at 38 years old in London (leukemia).
Arseny Tarkovsky
Soviet poet and translator.
Born June 24th, 1907 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1989 at 81 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Carla Fracci
Italian ballet dancer and actress.
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]
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 17th, 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.
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]
William Wallace Denslow
American illustrator and caricaturist.
Born May 5th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1915 at 59 years old in Knickerbocker Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Clive Granger
British economist.
Born September 4th, 1934 in Swansea. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
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