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July 27th
160 Notable deaths
Elizabeth Allan
Actress (1910-1990).
Born April 9th, 1910 in Skegness.
Died July 27th, 1990 at 80 years old in Hove (disease). [ref]
Piet de Jong
43rd 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]
Ilya Segalovich
Russian businessman, founder of yandex.
Born September 13th, 1964 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2013 at 48 years old in London (stomach cancer, meningitis).
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Venezuelan artist based in caracas and paris.
Born August 17th, 1923 in Caracas. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Harry Shannon
American actor.
Born June 13th, 1890 in Saginaw.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
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]
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer.
Born March 14th, 1914 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1977 at 63 years old in Parelheiros District (respiratory failure). [ref]
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]
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]
Allen Joseph Ellender
American politician (1890-1972).
Born September 24th, 1890 in Montegut.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 81 years old in Bethesda.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 160
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain