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September 27th
151 Notable deaths
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]
Jimmy McCulloch
Scottish musician (1953–1979).
Born June 4th, 1953 in Dumbarton. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1979 at 26 years old in Maida Vale (drug overdose).
Roger Hunt
English footballer (1938-2021).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Glazebury.
Died September 27th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warrington. [ref]
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
Russian chemist and photographer.
Born August 30th, 1863 in Funikova Gora. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1944 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lloyd Nolan
American actor (1902-1985).
Born August 11th, 1902 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1985 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
David Croft
English writer, producer and director (1922-2011).
Born September 7th, 1922 in Sandbanks.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Tavira. [ref]
Mahendra Kapoor
Indian singer.
Born January 9th, 1934 in Amritsar.
Died September 27th, 2008 at 74 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Sylvia Pankhurst
Activist, suffragette, pacifist internationalist.
Born May 5th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1960 at 78 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Anne Jeffreys
American actress and singer (1923-2017).
Born January 26th, 1923 in Goldsboro.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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