July 27th
160 Notable deaths
Harold Land
American musician.
Born December 18th, 1928 in Houston. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2001 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Solomon Joseph Solomon
British portrait artist (1860-1927).
Born September 16th, 1860 in London. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1927 at 66 years old in Birchington-on-Sea. [ref]
Harry Edison
American trumpeter (1915-1999).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Columbus. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1999 at 83 years old in Columbus. [ref]
Phedon Gizikis
Greek president (1917-1999).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Volos.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 82 years old in Athens.
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist.
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Brigitte Horney
Actress.
Born March 29th, 1911 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1988 at 77 years old in Hamburg (liver cancer). [ref]
Tzeni Karezi
Greek actress.
Born January 12th, 1932 in Athens.
Died July 27th, 1992 at 60 years old in Athens (cancer).
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003).
Born May 31st, 1919 in Pike County.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in Falls Church.
Emmanuel Pelaez
Philippine politician (1915-2003).
Born November 30th, 1915 in Medina.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Muntinlupa (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician.
Born August 4th, 1912 in Volyn. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 160
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.