August 27th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 27th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2021

• Gabbie Petito

  Gabbie Petito was an American vlogger whose disappearance and death gained widespread media attention.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Cookie Roberts

  Pioneering female journalist known for her work at NPR and ABC News.

2018

• Bharat Ratna

  Bharat Ratna was an Indian statesman and the first Prime Minister of India.

• Durham Martin

  Durham Martin was a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Ontario.

2017

• Zena Stein

  Zena Stein was a pioneering epidemiologist who made significant contributions to public health research.

2016

• Marrian Zachary

  American actress known for her roles in classic TV shows and films.

• Cookie

  Australian major mitchell's cockatoo, oldest recorded parrot (d. 2016)[34]

2015

• Darryl Dawkins

  Darryl Dawkins was an NBA player famous for his powerful dunks and backboard-shattering slams.

• Kazi Zafar Ahmed

  Bangladeshi politician, 8th prime minister of bangladesh (b. 1939)

• Pascal Chaumeil

  French director and screenwriter (b. 1961)

2014

• Jacques Friedel

  French physicist and academic (b. 1921)

• Benno Pludra

  German author (b. 1925)

• Valeri Petrov

  Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

2013

• Bill Peach

  Australian journalist (b. 1935)

• Dave Thomas

  American businessman and philanthropist, founded wendy's (d. 2002)

• Chen Liting

  Chinese playwright and director (d. 2013).

2012

• Malcolm Browne

  Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist known for his work in Vietnam.

• Art Heyman

  American basketball player (b. 1941)

• Geliy Korzhev

  Russian painter (d. 2012)

• Ivica Horvat

  Croatian manager and footballer (d. 2012).

• Richard Kingsland

  Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)

Neville Alexander

South african linguist and activist (b. 1936)

2011

• Janey Bracken

  Janey Bracken was a renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

• Stetson Kennedy

  Known for his work in social justice and entrepreneurship.

2010

• Ravindra Kelekar

  Prominent Konkani poet and writer.

• Luna Vachon

  Luna Vachon was a renowned professional wrestler known for her unique persona and in-ring skills.

• Corrine Day

  British fashion photographer credited with launching the career of Kate Moss.

• Anton Geesink

  Dutch martial artist and wrestler (d. 2010)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Cleona Martin

  Renowned biologist known for her research on marine ecosystems.

• Sergey Mikhalkov

  Russian playwright and author (d. 2009).

2008

• Cresencia Alvarado

  Notable novelist celebrated for her impactful storytelling.

• Gracey Bowers

  Gracey Bowers was a renowned actress known for her work in classic Hollywood films.

• Mark Priestley

  Actor from australia (born 1970).

2007

• Emma Penella

  Spanish actress (born 1930).

2006

• Rishikesh Mukherjee

  Renowned Indian film director known for his realistic and humanistic approach to filmmaking.

• Jesse Pintado

  Mexican-american guitarist (napalm death terrorizer, lock up) (d.2006).

• Hrishikesh Mukherjee

  Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

• Maria Capovilla oldest living person from 2004

  2006 (born 1889)

• Hrishikesh Mukherjee

  Indian screenwriter and producer (d. 2006).

2005

• Jaysiah Washington

  Jaysiah Washington was a prominent civil rights activist who fought for racial equality and social justice in the United States.

• Seán Purcell

  Irish footballer (b. 1929)

• Giorgos Mouzakis

  Greek composer and trumpet player (d. 2005).

• Sean Purcell

  Gaelic footballer (born 1929).

2004

• Tryson Wapakhabulo

  Renowned diplomat known for his international contributions.

• Willie Crawford

  American baseball player (born 1946).

2003

• Jinx Falkenburg

  American actress known for her work in films and television.

• Pierre Poujade

  He was a french populist politician, after whom the poujadist movement was named. on 27 august 2003, he died.

• Pierre Poujade

  French soldier and politician (b. 1920)

2002

• Edwin Louis Cole

  American religious leader and author (b. 1922)

• Dr Edwin Louis Cole

  Founder of christian men's network (cmn), ''father'' of the modern day men's movement (born 1922).

2001

• Michael Dertouzos

  Pioneered the field of human-computer interaction and was a leading figure in the development of the internet.

• Webb Garrison

  Webb Garrison was an American author and historian.

• Abu Ali Mustafa

  Palestinian politician (b. 1938)

• Abu Ali Mustafa

  Leader of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (assassinated). (born 1938).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Hélder Câmara

  Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)

• Helder Camara

  Brazilian roman catholic archbishop (born 1909)

1998

• Nathaniel Kahn

  Nathaniel Kahn was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of condensed matter physics.

• Essie Summers

  New zealand author (d. 1998)

1997

• Brandon Tartikoff

  American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)

• Jeep Swenson

  Actor, batman & robin, dies at 40 from heart failure

• Sotiria Bellou

  Greek singer (born 1921)

1996

• Ishmael Bernal

  Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer, considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine cinema.

• Greg Morris

  American actor. star of the tv series "mission impossible", 1966-73, and "vega$," 1978-81. he was born in poverty to single parents and a mother who worked as a maid. he graduated high school in 1952, and served three years with the u.s. army. after studying drama at the university of iowa he moved to seattle and then long beach where …

• Abram Games

  Dutch graphic designer known for his iconic posters and visual communication work.

• Alexander Lanusse

  Military president of argentina (1971-73)

1995

• Hilding Nilsson

  Swedish politician who served as a member of the Riksdag from 1969 to 1988.

• Martin Louis "Marty" Paich

  At 70, jazz arranger dies

• Carl Ronald Giles

  Cartoonist dies at 78

• Dick Bentley

  Entertainer dies at 88

1994

• Frank Jeske

  German footballer (b. 1960)

• Roberto Goyeneche [El Polaco]

  Argentine tango singer (maria)

1993

• Bob Verstraete

  Dutch actor / screenwriter /director (alicia) dies at 71

1992

• Bengt Holbek

  Danish folklorist (d. 1992)

1991

• Vince Taylor [Brian Holden]

  British singer (brand new cadillac).

• Gordon Heath

  Actor (sapphire, staircase, animal farm)

1990

• Stevie Ray Vaughan

  American blues guitarist dies in a helicopter accident at the age of 35 (born 1954).

• Stevie Ray Vaughan

  Influential physicist known for contributions to quantum mechanics.

• Stevie Ray Vaughan

  Renowned blues guitarist who had a significant impact on the genre before his untimely death.

• Avdy Andresson

  Estonian-american soldier, diplomat estonian minister for war (d. 1990).

• Raymond St Jacques

  Actor/director (falcon crest), passes away from cancer at the age of 60

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

• Mario Montenegro

  Filipino actor (born 1928)

1987

• Scott La Rock

  American producer and dj (boogie down productions), (d. 1987).

1986

• Elvi Sinervo

  Finnish poet known for her works reflecting nature and human emotions.

• Joyce Mansour

  Egyptian-French surrealist poet.

1984

• Bernard Youens

  At 69, a british actor (coronation street) dies.

1981

• Valerye Kharlamov

  Soviet ice hockey forward, considered one of the greatest players of his era.

• Valeri Kharlamov

  Soviet ice hockey player (born 1948)

• Joan Edwards

  Singer ( show), dies at age 62.

1980

• Douglas Kenney

  American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

• Sam Levenson

  Humorist (show), dies at the age of 68

• Douglas Kenney

  American screenwriter and actor (d. 1980).

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• Louis Mountbatten

  1st earl mountbatten of burma, english admiral and politician, 44th governor-general of india (b. 1900)

• Boleslaw Szabelski

  Composer dies at 82

• Louis Mountbatten

  British military man, member of the british royals, and, in 1955, the first lord of great britain.

1978

• Gordon Matta-Clark

  American painter and illustrator (b. 1943)

• Ieva Simonaitytė

  Lithuanian author and poet (b. 1897)

• Robert Shaw

  England, united kingdom -- actor. (deep jaws, sting and black sunday).

1977

• Steve Dunne

  Actor (professional father), dies at 59

• George Merritt

  Actor (i monsters, canterbury tale) dies at 86

1976

• Mukesh

  Indian playback singer (born 1923)

1975

• Haile Selassie

  Haile selassie was the emperor of ethiopia and a prominent figure in the pan-african movement, known for his efforts to modernize ethiopia and his role in resisting italian invasion during world war ii.

• Emperor Haile Selassie

  At 83, the emperor of ethiopia was deposed.

1971

• Margaret Bourke-White

  Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer and photojournalist who is best known for her work documenting the Great Depression and World War II.

• Margeart Bourke-White

  Renowned photojournalist known for her work during World War II.

• Margaret Bourke-White

  American photographer, photojournalist, and war correspondent. his life is dramatic. she was the second child of a new york-based engineer and designer, and her socially progressive husband. both her parents instilled intellectual honesty and physical courage in her.

• Bennett Cerf

  Bennett Cerf was a renowned American publisher and co-founder of Random House.

• Bennett Cerf

  Bennett Cerf was a renowned American publisher and co-founder of Random House.

Lil Hardin Armstrong

Renowned jazz pianist and composer.

Bennett Cerf

American publisher and author who ran random house between 1927-1970. he was a regular panelist on tv's "what is my line?" for 16 years.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Ivy Compton-Burnett

  Ivy Compton-Burnett was a British novelist known for her satirical and psychological fiction.

• Erika Mann

  German-swiss actress and author (d. 1969)

• Henri EJA de Page

  Belgian lawyer

• Erika Mann

  German actress and writer, katia mann is the oldest daughter of thomas mann and katia mann.

• Claire Whitney

  At 79, silent film actress (blind fools) dies

1968

• Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (b. 1906)
• William E B Dubois

  Naacp (souls of black people) was founded in the usa by naacp founders

• Princess Marina

  Duchess of kent (born in 1906)

• Marina

  Princess of greece / denmark / dutchess of kent, dies at 61

1967

• Brian Epstein

  British manager and discoverer of the beatles, a band that became famous in the 1960s. gay, he died from accidental drug overdose. 8/27/1967, london.

• Henri-Georges Adam

  French painter/cartoonist/sculptor dies at 63

1965

• Le Corbusier

  Swiss-french architect and urban planner, designed the philips pavilion (b. 1887)

• Edmond of Dooren

  Flemish painter dies at 68

• Le Corbusier [Charles Jeanneret]

  At 77, a french/swiss architect dies

• Otto Reinhold

  Composer dies at 66

1964

• Gracie Allen

  American actress and comedian who excelled in vaudeville and radio shows.

• Gracie Allen

  American comedian and actress (born 1895).

• Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov

  Composer dies at 59

1963

• Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

  Pakistani mathematician and scholar (b. 1888)

• W. E. B. Du Bois

  American sociologist, historian, and activist (b. 1868)

• William Edward Burghardt du Bois

  Author / educational editor

• Allama Mashriqi

  Pakistani politician and scholar (born 1888).

• W E B Du Bois

  At 95 years old, scholar/founder (naacp) dies in accra ghana.

Garrett Morgan

American inventor (born 1877).

1962

• Carlos Lavin

  Composer dies at 79

1961

• Josep Maria de Sagarra

  Notable Catalan playwright and novelist.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

• Ernest Lawrence

  American physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1958)

• Ernest Lawrence

  American physicist, who won the 1939 nobel prize for physics for inventing the cyclotron, the particle accelerator that achieved high energies, was also the winner of the nobel prize for physics.

• Ernest O Lawrence

  Inventor (cyclotron-nobel 1939), dies at 57

1956

• Pelageya Shajn

  Russian astronomer and academic (b. 1894)

1955

• Joachim Wach

  Philosopher/sociologist (sociology of religion).

1953

• Nicolai Berezowsky

  Composer dies at 53

1951

• Augustus Morgan

  Known for inventing the gas mask and founding the Morgan Safety Hood Company.

1950

• Cesare Pavese

  Italian author, poet, critic, and novelist. his writings reflected the essential ambiguity and contradictions of reality.

• Cesar Pavese

  Italian novelist and poet known for his existential themes.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

• Rosy Wertheim

  Dutch composer and pianist known for her classical music compositions.

• Arthur Chesney

  Actor (lodger - chelsea life) dies at 67

1948

• Charles Evans Hughes

  American statesman and jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States.

• Charles Evans Hughes

  American lawyer and politician, 11th chief justice of the united states (b. 1862)

• Charles Evans Hughes

  U.s. supreme court justice (born 1862)

• Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez

  Composer dies at 50

• Oley Speaks

  Composer dies at 74

1945

• Reynold A. Nicholson

  Renowned for his translations of Persian poetry.

• Hubert Pál Álgyay

  Hungarian engineer, designed the petőfi bridge (b. 1894)

1944

• Georg von Boeselager

  German nobleman (born 1915)

1943

• Otto Selz

  German psychologist (in auschwitz)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1935

• Childe Hassam

  American painter and academic (b. 1859)

1934

• Abdulloh Avloniy

  Abdulloh Avloniy was an influential Uzbek educator, poet, and public figure who played a key role in the development of modern Uzbek education and literature.

1932

• Eliezer Steinbarg

  Renowned Yiddish poet and playwright.

1931

• Frank Harris

  Irish-american journalist and author (b. 1856)

• Francis Marion Smith

  American miner and businessman (b. 1846)

• Willem Hubert Nolens

  Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)

• Willem H Nolens

  Priest / 2nd chamber member

• Francis Marion Smith

  American borax magnate (born in 1846).

Frank Harris

Irish journalist and author (d. 1931).

1930

• Didericus G van Epen

  Dutch patriarch / genealogist, dies at 62

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

• Herman Potočnik

  Croatian-austrian engineer (d. 1929)

• Herman Potocnik Noordung

  Slovenian rocket scientist (born in 1892)

1922

• Reşat Çiğiltepe

  Turkish colonel (b. 1879)

• Carl Fuchs

  Composer dies at 83

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1914

• John Weiss

  German new testament

1910

• Clement of Maasdijk

  Dutch 1st aircraft dies

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

• Emil Christian Hansen

  Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)

• Emil Christian Hansen

  Danish fermentation physiologist (born 1842)

1907

• Iliya Chavchavadze

  Iliya Chavchavadze was a Georgian writer, poet, and public figure who is considered a founding father of modern Georgian literature.

1903

• Kusumoto Ine

  First japanese female doctor of western medicine (b. 1827)