August 27th
167 Notable deaths
Stetson Kennedy
Author, folklorist, anti-ku klux klan crusader (1916-2011).
Born October 5th, 1916 in Jacksonville.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 94 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Cesare Pavese
Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950).
Born September 9th, 1908 in Santo Stefano Belbo.
Died August 27th, 1950 at 41 years old in Turin (drug overdose).
Eve Brent
Actress (1929–2011).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Houston.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 81 years old in Sun Valley (disease). [ref]
Malcolm Browne
Photographer, journalist.
Born April 17th, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 81 years old in Hanover, Lebanon (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian catholic priest, archbishop of olinda and recife (1909–1999).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Fortaleza.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 90 years old in Recife (cardiac arrest).
Elfego Baca
American sheriff (1865-1945).
Born February 10th, 1865 in Socorro.
Died August 27th, 1945 at 80 years old in Albuquerque.
Sergey Mikhalkov
Soviet and russian writer (1913–2009).
Born March 18th, 1913 in Moscow.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 96 years old in Moscow (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Gordon Matta-Clark
American artist.
Born June 22nd, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1978 at 35 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Frank Harris
Irish-american writer, journalist and publisher (1856–1931).
Born February 14th, 1856 in Galway.
Died August 27th, 1931 at 75 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
Nico Minardos
American actor (1930-2011).
Born February 15th, 1930 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
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