July 27th
179 Notable deaths
Vic Firth
American musician.
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Winchester.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 85 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composer (1928–2016).
Born October 9th, 1928 in Helsinki.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Saginaw Grant
Native american actor, dancer, motivational speaker (1936–2021).
Born July 20th, 1936 in Pawnee. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
George Russell
American pianist and composer.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Boston (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Youssef Chahine
Egyptian film director (1926–2008).
Born January 25th, 1926 in Alexandria.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Lilian Harvey
Anglo-german actress and singer.
Born January 19th, 1906 in London.
Died July 27th, 1968 at 62 years old in Antibes (liver failure).
N. Dharam Singh
Indian politician (1936-2017).
Born December 25th, 1936 in Jevargi.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 80 years old in Bengaluru.
Rushdy Abaza
Egyptian actor (1926-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Al Sharqia Governorate.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 53 years old in Egypt (brain cancer).
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
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]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel