July 27th
179 Notable deaths
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Tzeni Karezi
Greek actress (1932–1992).
Born January 12th, 1932 in Athens.
Died July 27th, 1992 at 60 years old in Athens (cancer).
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician.
Born August 4th, 1912 in Volyn. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Aleksandar Tsankov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1879-1959).
Born June 29th, 1879 in Oryahovo.
Died July 27th, 1959 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires, Belgrano.
Jack Taylor
English association football referee (1930-2012).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Wolverhampton.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Shifnal.
Bob Kauffman
American basketball player and coach.
Born July 13th, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 69 years old in Lilburn. [ref]
Jane Drew
English writer, architect and academic.
Born March 24th, 1911 in Thornton Heath. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1996 at 85 years old in Barnard Castle (cancer). [ref]
Ed Emshwiller
American illustrator and filmmaker.
Born February 16th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 73 years old in Valencia (cancer).
Jean-François Stévenin
French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born April 23rd, 1944 in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ivan Moravec
Czech concert pianist (1930–2015).
Born November 9th, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2015 at 84 years old in Prague (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 179
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen