June 27th
158 Notable deaths
Gale Storm
American actress, singer.
Born April 5th, 1922 in Bloomington.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 87 years old in Danville. [ref]
Leonardo Del Vecchio
Italian businessman.
Died June 27th, 2022 at 87 years old in Milan (pneumonia). [ref]
Alvin Toffler
American writer.
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Michael Bond
English author, creator of paddington the bear.
Born January 13th, 1926 in Newbury. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2017 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Joe Turkel
American actor.
Born July 15th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died June 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Georgios Papadopoulos
Greek soldier and junta leader (1919-1999).
Born May 5th, 1919 in Elaiochori, Achaea.
Died June 27th, 1999 at 80 years old in Athens (cancer).
Earl Browder
American political activist (1891-1973).
Born May 20th, 1891 in Wichita.
Died June 27th, 1973 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Mary Anderson
Inventor of the windshield wiper blade.
Born February 19th, 1866 in Greene County. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1953 at 87 years old in Monteagle.
Peter L. Berger
American sociologist.
Born March 17th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 88 years old in Brookline (heart failure). [ref]
Milada Horáková
Czechoslovak politician and resistance fighter (1901-1950).
Born December 25th, 1901 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1950 at 48 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging). [ref]
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson