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August 27th
147 Notable deaths
Art Heyman
American basketball player (1941-2012).
Born June 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 71 years old in Clermont. [ref]
Herman Potočnik
Slovenian inventor (1892-1929).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Pula.
Died August 27th, 1929 at 36 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Ravindra Kelekar
Indian author.
Born March 25th, 1925 in Cuncolim.
Died August 27th, 2010 at 85 years old in Margao. [ref]
Max Black
British-american philosopher.
Born February 24th, 1909 in Baku. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Mike Naumenko
Soviet rock and blues musician.
Born April 18th, 1955 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 27th, 1991 at 36 years old in Saint Petersburg (cerebral hemorrhage).
Priscilla Lawson
Actress (1914-1958).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Indianapolis.
Died August 27th, 1958 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (ulcer).
Chrysostomos of Smyrna
Greek orthodox saint and metropolitan bishop of smyrna.
Born January 8th, 1867 in Triglia.
Died August 27th, 1922 at 55 years old in İzmir (torture). [ref]
Peret
Catalan musician.
Born March 24th, 1935 in Mataró.
Died August 27th, 2014 at 79 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer).
Robert Z. Leonard
American film director (1889-1968).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1968 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Martin Weitzman
American economist (1942-2019).
Born April 1st, 1942 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2019 at 77 years old in Newton. [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather