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September 27th
147 Notable deaths
Mohammad Najibullah
4th general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born August 6th, 1947 in Gardēz. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1996 at 49 years old in Kabul (hanging). [ref]
Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian-american evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944).
Born October 9th, 1890 in South-West Oxford.
Died September 27th, 1944 at 53 years old in Oakland (drug overdose).
Marty Balin
American singer, songwriter, and musician.
Born January 30th, 1942 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2018 at 76 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Felix Yusupov
Russian prince.
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Herbert Lom
Czech-born film and television actor (1917-2012).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2012 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Jaswant Singh
Indian politician and retired army officer.
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Jasol.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 82 years old in New Delhi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Port Arthur.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 45 years old in Galveston (colorectal cancer).
Joseph C. Wilson
American ambassador (1949-2019).
Born November 6th, 1949 in Bridgeport.
Died September 27th, 2019 at 69 years old in Santa Fe (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Shoichi Yokoi
Japanese world war ii soldier (1915−1997).
Born March 31st, 1915 in Saori.
Died September 27th, 1997 at 82 years old in Nagoya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gracie Fields
British actress, singer and comedian (1898–1979).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Rochdale. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1979 at 81 years old in Capri (pneumonia). [ref]
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown