July 27th
179 Notable deaths
Shirley Mason
Actress (1900-1979).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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 musician.
Born July 10th, 1915 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Marten Toonder
Dutch cartoonist.
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2005 at 93 years old in Laren. [ref]
Ettore Manni
Italian actor (1927-1979).
Born May 6th, 1927 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1979 at 52 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gianni Nazzaro
Italian singer (1948–2021).
Born October 27th, 1948 in Naples.
Died July 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Wallace Jones
Basketball player.
Born July 14th, 1926 in Harlan.
Died July 27th, 2014 at 88 years old in Lexington.
Nikifor Grigoriev
Ukrainian paramilitary leader.
Born February 21st, 1884 in Dunaivtsi.
Died July 27th, 1919 at 35 years old in Rodnikivka.
James McIlroy
British surgeon (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Ulster.
Died July 27th, 1968 at 88 years old in London Borough of Sutton.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore