September 27th
201 Notable deaths
Willis Bouchey
American actor (1907-1977).
Born May 24th, 1907 in Vernon.
Died September 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Burbank.
Wilton Felder
American musician (1940–2015).
Born August 31st, 1940 in Houston.
Died September 27th, 2015 at 75 years old in Whittier (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Goncharov
Russian novelist and official (1812–1891).
Born June 6th, 1812 in Ulyanovsk.
Died September 27th, 1891 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
John Guillermin
French-british film director, writer and producer (1925–2015).
Born November 11th, 1925 in London.
Died September 27th, 2015 at 89 years old in Topanga. [ref]
Yūko Takeuchi
Japanese actress (1980–2020).
Born April 1st, 1980 in Saitama.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 40 years old in Shibuya. [ref]
Andrew van der Bijl
Dutch christian missionary (1928–2022).
Born May 11th, 1928 in Sint Pancras.
Died September 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Harderwijk. [ref]
Henry Heth
Confederate states army general (1825–1899).
Born December 16th, 1825 in Black Heath.
Died September 27th, 1899 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louise de Bettignies
French spy during world war i (1880–1918).
Born July 15th, 1880 in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux.
Died September 27th, 1918 at 38 years old in Cologne.
Yuri Orlov
Soviet physicist and dissident (1924–2020).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Tuncel Kurtiz
Turkish actor and director (1936–2013).
Born February 1st, 1936 in Kocaeli. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2013 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
Austrian doctor, nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist (1857–1940).
Born March 7th, 1857 in Wels. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1940 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Thomas C. Hindman
American politician and confederate states army general in the civil war (1828–1868).
Born January 28th, 1828 in Knoxville.
Died September 27th, 1868 at 40 years old in Helena.
Ellsworth Bunker
American diplomat (1894–1984).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Yonkers.
Died September 27th, 1984 at 90 years old in Brattleboro.
Aristide Maillol
Sculptor from france (1861–1944).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Died September 27th, 1944 at 82 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer (traffic collision).
Mark Frechette
American actor (1947-1975).
Born December 4th, 1947 in Boston.
Died September 27th, 1975 at 27 years old in Norfolk.
Gaby Aghion
Egyptian-born jewish fashion designer.
Born March 3rd, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died September 27th, 2014 at 93 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Tino Rossi
French singer (1907–1983).
Born April 29th, 1907 in Ajaccio.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (pancreatic cancer).
Wilfred Burchett
Australian journalist (1911-1983).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Hermann Ehrhardt
German freikorps commander (1881–1971).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Diersburg.
Died September 27th, 1971 at 89 years old in Lichtenau im Waldviertel.
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond
British politician (1818–1903).
Born February 27th, 1818 in London.
Died September 27th, 1903 at 85 years old in Morayshire.
Namkhai Norbu
Tibetan dzogchen master (1938–2018).
Born December 8th, 1938 in Gengqing Town.
Died September 27th, 2018 at 79 years old in Arcidosso. [ref]
James G. March
American sociologist (1928–2018).
Born January 15th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died September 27th, 2018 at 90 years old in Portola Valley.
Nicolas Grunitzky
Togolese president (1913-1969).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Atakpamé.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Jerry Juhl
American screenwriter (1938–2005).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Saint Paul.
Died September 27th, 2005 at 67 years old in San Francisco (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Matvei Blanter
Soviet composer of jewish origin (1903-1990).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Pochep.
Died September 27th, 1990 at 87 years old in Moscow.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau