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July 27th
166 Notable deaths
John Stott
British theologian.
Born April 27th, 1921 in London.
Died July 27th, 2011 at 90 years old in Lingfield. [ref]
Miklós Rózsa
Hungarian-american composer (1907-1995).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1995 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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]
Horst Mahler
German former lawyer and political activist (born 1936).
Born January 23rd, 1936 in Chojnów.
Died July 27th, 2025 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Dianne Foster
Canadian actress.
Born October 31st, 1928 in Edmonton.
Died July 27th, 2019 at 90 years old in Hidden Hills.
Krishan Kant
Vice president of india from 1997 to 2002.
Born February 28th, 1927 in Amritsar district.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
Mo Hayder
British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021).
Born January 2nd, 1962 in Epping. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 59 years old in Cheltenham, Bath (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Lindy Boggs
American politician (1916-2013).
Born March 13th, 1916 in New Roads.
Died July 27th, 2013 at 97 years old in Chevy Chase.
Vic Firth
American musician.
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Winchester.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 85 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Binnie Barnes
English actress (1903-1998).
Born May 25th, 1903 in Islington. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1998 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid