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July 27th
226 Notable deaths
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
Montgomery Blair
American judge (1813-1883).
Born May 10th, 1813 in Franklin County.
Died July 27th, 1883 at 70 years old in Silver Spring.
John Robert Schrieffer
American physicist (1931-2019).
Born May 31st, 1931 in Oak Park.
Died July 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tallahassee. [ref]
Richard Aldington
English writer and poet (1892–1962).
Born July 8th, 1892 in Portsmouth.
Died July 27th, 1962 at 70 years old in Sury-en-Vaux.
Fyodor Tyutchev
Russian poet (1803–1873).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Ovstug.
Died July 27th, 1873 at 69 years old in Pushkin.
Elizabeth Allan
Actress (1910-1990).
Born April 9th, 1910 in Skegness.
Died July 27th, 1990 at 80 years old in Hove (disease).
Ilya Segalovich
Russian businessman, founder of yandex (1964–2013).
Born September 13th, 1964 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2013 at 48 years old in London (meningitis, stomach cancer, brain cancer).
Emil Theodor Kocher
Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 nobel prize in medicine (1841-1917).
Born August 25th, 1841 in Bern.
Died July 27th, 1917 at 75 years old in Bern.
Wolfgang Rihm
German composer and teacher (1952–2024).
Born March 13th, 1952 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 27th, 2024 at 72 years old in Ettlingen (cancer). [ref]
Kansai Yamamoto
Japanese fashion designer and event producer (1944-2020).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Yokohama.
Died July 27th, 2020 at 76 years old in Tokyo (acute myeloid leukemia, leukemia). [ref]
Piet de Jong
Prime minister of the netherlands (1915–2016).
Born April 3rd, 1915 in Apeldoorn.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Harry Shannon
American actor (1890–1964).
Born June 13th, 1890 in Saginaw.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Venezuelan artist (1923–2019).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Caracas.
Died July 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Solomon Joseph Solomon
British portrait artist (1860-1927).
Born September 16th, 1860 in London.
Died July 27th, 1927 at 66 years old in Birchington-on-Sea.
Allen J. Ellender
American politician (1890–1972).
Born September 24th, 1890 in Montegut.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 81 years old in Bethesda.
Vladimir Voinovich
Soviet russian writer and dissident (1932–2018).
Born September 26th, 1932 in Dushanbe. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harold Land
American musician (1928–2001).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Houston.
Died July 27th, 2001 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Harry Edison
American trumpeter (1915-1999).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Columbus.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 83 years old in Columbus.
Anne Spencer
American poet (1882–1975).
Born February 6th, 1882 in Henry County.
Died July 27th, 1975 at 93 years old in Lynchburg. [ref]
Brigitte Horney
Actress (1911–1988).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 77 years old in Hamburg (liver cancer).
Owen Arthur
Barbadian politician (1949-2020).
Born October 17th, 1949 in Barbados.
Died July 27th, 2020 at 70 years old in Bridgetown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Agota Kristof
Hungarian swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright.
Born October 30th, 1935 in Győr-Moson-Sopron County. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Neuchâtel. [ref]
Emmanuel Pelaez
Vice president of the philippines from 1961 to 1965.
Born November 30th, 1915 in Medina.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Muntinlupa (myocardial infarction).
Farid Shawqi
Egyptian actor, screenwriter, and film producer (1920–1998).
Born July 30th, 1920 in Elsayyida Zinab.
Died July 27th, 1998 at 77 years old in Maadi.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus