August 27th
147 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]
Childe Hassam
American painter (1859-1935).
Born October 17th, 1859 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1935 at 75 years old in East Hampton. [ref]
Dawda Kairaba Jawara
1st president of the gambia (1924-2019).
Born May 16th, 1924 in Barajally.
Died August 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Bakau. [ref]
Sally Blane
American actress (1910-1997).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1997 at 87 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Munich. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1969 at 63 years old in Zürich (brain cancer). [ref]
Cesare Pavese
Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator (1908-1950).
Born September 9th, 1908 in Santo Stefano Belbo. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1950 at 41 years old in Turin (drug overdose). [ref]
George Dern
American politician (1872-1936).
Born September 8th, 1872 in Dodge County.
Died August 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian catholic priest, archbishop of olinda and recife.
Born February 7th, 1909 in Fortaleza. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1999 at 90 years old in Recife (cardiac arrest).
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]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis