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July 27th
172 Notable deaths
António de Oliveira Salazar
Prime minister of portugal (1889-1970).
Born April 28th, 1889 in Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão). [ref]
Died July 27th, 1970 at 81 years old in Lisbon (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Amjad Khan
Indian actor (1940-1992).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mumbai.
Died July 27th, 1992 at 51 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
Reggie Lewis
American basketball player (1965–1993).
Born November 21st, 1965 in Baltimore.
Died July 27th, 1993 at 27 years old in Waltham (cardiac arrest).
William Wyler
German-born american film director, producer and screenwriter (1902–1981).
Born July 1st, 1902 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1981 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Garrett Morgan
American inventor.
Born March 4th, 1877 in Claysville.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 87 years old in Cleveland.
Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Austrian-japanese politician and philosopher.
Born November 16th, 1894 in Tokyo City.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 77 years old in Schruns.
Salim Ali
Indian ornithologist (1896-1987).
Born November 12th, 1896 in Mumbai.
Died July 27th, 1987 at 90 years old in Mumbai (prostate cancer).
Geoffrey Hughes
Actor (1944-2012).
Born February 2nd, 1944 in Wallasey.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 68 years old in Isle of Wight (prostate cancer). [ref]
Maury Chaykin
American actor (1949-2010).
Born July 27th, 1949 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2010 at 61 years old in Toronto (heart failure). [ref]
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born July 12th, 1856 in Laxenburg.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 76 years old in Munich.
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