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August 27th
161 Notable deaths
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]
Elfego Baca
American sheriff (1865-1945).
Born February 10th, 1865 in Socorro.
Died August 27th, 1945 at 80 years old in Albuquerque.
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]
Sergey Mikhalkov
Russian and soviet writer (1913–2009).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2009 at 96 years old in Moscow (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Frank Harris
Irish-american writer, journalist and publisher.
Born February 14th, 1856 in Galway. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1931 at 75 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
María Capovilla
Ecuadorian supercentenarian (1889–2006).
Born September 14th, 1889 in Guayaquil.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 116 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia). [ref]
Kim Tai-chung
South korean martial artist, actor and businessman.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 54 years old in Seoul.
Mary Beth Hughes
Actress (1919-1995).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Alton.
Died August 27th, 1995 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
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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