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July 27th
226 Notable deaths
Brooke Westcott
British bishop, scholar and theologian (1825–1901).
Born January 12th, 1825 in Birmingham.
Died July 27th, 1901 at 76 years old in Durham.
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003).
Born May 31st, 1919 in Pike County.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in Falls Church.
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).
Gustave Trouvé
French electrical engineer and inventor (1839-1902).
Born January 2nd, 1839 in Descartes. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1902 at 63 years old in Paris.
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.
Karin Booth
American actress (1916-2003).
Born June 19th, 1916 in Minneapolis.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jupiter.
Robert Lowe
British statesman and colonial australian politician (1811-1892).
Born December 4th, 1811 in Bingham.
Died July 27th, 1892 at 80 years old in Warlingham.
Jack Taylor
English association football referee (1930-2012).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Wolverhampton.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Shifnal.
Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri
Iraqi neo-classical poet (1899 – 1997).
Born July 26th, 1899 in Najaf.
Died July 27th, 1997 at 98 years old in Damascus.
Bob Kauffman
American basketball player and coach (1946–2015).
Born July 13th, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 69 years old in Lilburn. [ref]
Jane Drew
British architect and town planner (1911–1996).
Born March 24th, 1911 in Thornton Heath.
Died July 27th, 1996 at 85 years old in Barnard Castle (cancer).
Ed Emshwiller
American illustrator and filmmaker.
Born February 16th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 73 years old in Valencia (cancer).
Auguste Forel
Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (1848-1931).
Born September 1st, 1848 in Morges.
Died July 27th, 1931 at 82 years old in Yvorne.
Jean-François Stévenin
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1944–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1944 in Lons-le-Saunier.
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]
Shirley Mason
American actress (1900–1979).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Hans Dahl
Norwegian artist (1849-1937).
Born February 19th, 1849 in Granvin Municipality.
Died July 27th, 1937 at 88 years old in Balestrand Municipality.
Franz Doppler
Austrian musician (1821–1883).
Born October 16th, 1821 in Lviv.
Died July 27th, 1883 at 61 years old in Baden.
Jacques Herbrand
French mathematician (1908–1931).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Paris.
Died July 27th, 1931 at 23 years old in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (mountaineering accident).
Milt Buckner
American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977).
Born July 10th, 1915 in St. Louis.
Died July 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Chicago.
Anselm von Rothschild
Austrian banker and art collector in vienna (1803-1874).
Born January 29th, 1803 in Frankfurt.
Died July 27th, 1874 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Lina Sandell
Swedish poet, author, hymnwriter (1832–1903).
Born October 3rd, 1832 in Fröderyd. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1903 at 70 years old in Klara Church Parish (senility). [ref]
Marten Toonder
Dutch cartoonist (1912–2005).
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died July 27th, 2005 at 93 years old in Laren.
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