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2029 - 2020

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

2020

  • Ilija Petković

    Renowned Serbian footballer and coach.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Justin Raimondo

    American journalist and author (d. 2019)

2018

  • William McBride

    Australian obstetrician (b. 1927)

  • Liz Jackson

    Australian journalist and former barrister (b. 1951)

  • Joe Jackson

    American manager, father of michael jackson and janet jackson (b. 1928)

2017

  • Geri Allen

    Renowned jazz pianist and composer.

  • Peter L. Berger

    Austrian sociologist (b. 1929)

2016

  • Bud Spencer
    Bud Spencer

    Bud spencer is an actor, filmmaker, and former professional swimmer from italy. he is best known for his roles in action-comedy movies together with terence hill, his long-time partner. together, they appeared in, produced, and directed more than 20 films. they remain close friends today.

  • Alvin Tofler

    Alvin Tofler was a renowned futurist known for his book 'Future Shock'.

  • Alvin Toffler

    Author of 'Future Shock' and 'The Third Wave' predicting societal changes.

2015

  • Chris Squire

    English musician (bass guitarist), singer and songwriter, member of the rock band yes (b. 1948)

  • Zvi Elpeleg

    Polish-israeli diplomat, author, and academic (b. 1926)

  • Knut Helle

    Norwegian historian and professor (b. 1930)

2014

  • Leslie Manigat

    Haitian educator and politician, 43rd president of haiti (b. 1930)

  • Rachid Solh

    Lebanese politician, 48th prime minister of lebanon (d. 2014)

  • Violet Milstead

    Canadian world war ii aviator and bush pilot (b. 1919)

  • Allen Grossman

    American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1932)

  • Edmond Blanchard

    Canadian jurist and politician (b. 1954)

2013

  • Stefano Borgonovo

    Italy's most prominent soccer player was on a team with series 1.

  • Ian Scott

    English-new zealand painter (b. 1945)

2012

  • Rosemary Dobson

    Australian poet recognized for her lyrical and reflective poetry.

  • Stan Cox

    English runner (b. 1918)

2011

  • Mike Doyle

    English footballer (d. 2011)

2010

  • Corey Allen

    American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (b. 1934)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Gale Storm
    Gale Storm

    American actress, and wholesome lead lady of minor films in '40s. after winning a high school contest, she made her hollywood debut and rose to stardom on tv shows such as "my little margie" (and "the gale storm show") in the '50s. she also recorded many records during that time, six of which reached the top ten in the period …

  • Fayette Pinkney

    African american singer (the three degrees), (born 1948).

2008

  • Michael Turner

    Member of the US House of Representatives.

  • Sam Manekshaw

    Indian field marshall (born 1914).

2007

  • Broox Tarrant

    Renowned actor known for his versatile roles in film and television.

  • William Hutt

    Canadian actor (b. 1920)

  • Patrick Allotey

    Ghanaian footballer (born 1979)

  • Dragutin Tadijanovic

    Croatian poet (born 1905)

2006

  • Thomas Lewin

    Renowned for his contributions to the field of nuclear physics.

  • Eileen Barton

    American singer (b. 1924)

  • Ángel Maturino Reséndiz

    Mexican serial killer (b. 1960)

  • Angel Maturino Resendiz

    Mexican serial killer known as "the railway killer" (born 1959).

2005

  • Domino Harvey

    Domino Harvey was a British bounty hunter and journalist who was the subject of the 2005 film 'Domino'.

  • Domino Harvey

    Domino Harvey was a British bounty hunter who was the subject of the 2005 film Domino.

  • Frank Harte

    Traditional irish singer and song collector

  • Shelby Foote

    Renowned American historian known for his work on the American Civil War.

  • John T. Walton

    American businessman, co-founded the children's scholarship fund (b. 1946)

2004

  • Merrin Kadish

    American author known for her novels and short stories, including The Sacrifice and The Coasts of America.

  • Darrell Russell

    Defensive tackle (oakland raiders).

  • George Patton IV

    American general (b. 1923)

2003

  • David Newman

    American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

  • David Newman

    American jazz saxophonist. after newman's high school music teacher noticed that his music was upside down, newman, who couldn't read music well, approached him and tap him with the conductor’s baton. he earned the nickname fathead.

2002

  • Dim Dimitrov

    Bulgarian communist politician and leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party.

  • John Entwistle

    British musician who was a member of the rock band "the who", which was huge in the 1960s and 1970s. he was a keyboardist, guitarist, tuba, synthesizer, and synthesizer player. 1969 saw the release of their rock opera, "tommy". later, he played solo on the lps "whistle rhymes" 1972 and "mad dog" 1975.

  • Robert L. J. Long

    American admiral (b. 1920)

  • Robert L J Long

    American admiral (born 1920).

2001

  • Edgel Vaughan

    Renowned guitarist and member of the band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.

  • Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon

    American actor. he has been a screen actor since 1954. he was the best supporting actor in "mister roberts" in 1954. in 1973, he won an oscar for best actor in save the tiger. he won best actor nominations in "some like it hot", "the apartment", and "days of wine and roses." he appeared in two short tv sitcoms ("that …

  • Joan Sims
    Joan Sims

    Actress (carry on behind carry on cleo).

  • Tove Jansson

    Swedish-speaking finnish author, painter and illustrator, as well as a comic strip creator. in 1966, she was awarded the hans christian andersen medal for her contributions as a children's author.

  • Meyer Friedman

    Known for developing the concept of Type A and Type B personalities and their link to heart disease.

2000

  • Pierre Pflimlin

    French politician and prime minister during the fall of the fourth french republic in 1958. he also served as the first catholic mayor for strasbourg between 1959 and 1983.

  • Pierre Pflimlin

    French lawyer and politician, prime minister of france (b. 1907)

  • Molly Bish

    American missing person, 16 years old when she disappeared. molly was a beautiful, healthy teenager with blonde, sun-bleached hair. she worked part-time as a lifeguard, and also played goal for the school's soccer club. three days before molly's 17th birthday, her mother dropped her off at comins pond around 9:30 am.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Huck Boyd

    American author known for his novels and essays on the American West.

  • Georgios Papadopoulos

    Greek colonel and politician, 169th prime minister of greece (d. 1999)

  • Georgios Papadopoulos

    Greek colonel and politician, 169th prime minister for greece (d. 1999).

1998

  • Nikhil Chakravartty

    Renowned Indian journalist and editor of Mainstream magazine.

  • Gilles Rocheleau

    Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1935)

  • Gilles Rocheleau

    Canadian politician and businessman

1997

  • Euline Boyd

    Euline Boyd was an American track and field athlete who excelled in sprinting and long jump.

1996

  • Albert R Broccoli

    American film producer (born in 1909)

  • Cubby Broccoli

    Renowned for producing the James Bond film series.

  • Albert R. Broccoli

    American film producer, co-founded eon productions (d. 1996)

  • Roy James Alfred Kaulback

    Soldier, dies at 85

  • Cubby Alberto Romolo Broccoli

    Movie producer, dies at 87

1995

  • Prez "Kidd" Kenneth

    Blues singer / guitarist, dies at 61

  • Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor

    Musician dies at age 70

  • Madeleine Gillian Jinkinson

    At 59, a medical administrator dies

1994

  • Jeremy Brooks

    Writer dies at 67

1993

  • Wolfgang Grams

    German raf-terrorist shot to death at 40

1992

  • James Allen

    Actor / vocalist (show boat), passes away from lung cancer at the age of 84

  • Sandy Amoros

    Brooklyn dodger dies from pneumonia at 62

  • Stefanie Ann Sargent

    Guitarist (7-year-old bitch), overdosed at 24

1991

  • Morey Bernstein

    American author and mathematician.

  • Milton Subotsky

    American screenwriter and producer, amicus productions was founded in 1991.

  • Willem J [Molly] Geertsema

    Liberal / foreign minister)

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • A. J. Ayer

    English philosopher and academic (b. 1910)

  • Alfred Jules Ayer

    British philosopher (born 1910).

  • Alfred J Ayer

    English philosopher (logical positivism).

  • Jack Beutel

    Actor (the outlaw)

1988

  • Leonie Fuller Adams

    At 88, a us poetess (high falcon) dies

1987

  • Althea Flynt

    Althea Flynt was the co-publisher of Hustler magazine with her husband Larry Flynt.

  • Charline Arthur

    Charline Arthur was a pioneering female country music singer known for her energetic performances.

  • Billy Snedden

    Australian lawyer and politician, 17th attorney-general for australia (b. 1926)

  • Billy Snedden

    Australian politician and lawyer 17th attorney general for australia

1986

  • George Nēpia

    New zealand rugby player and referee (d. 1986)

  • Don Rogers

    The cleveland browns are the latest victims of cocaine poisoning.

  • Edna Mae Cooper

    Actress (folly of vanity grounds for divorce).

  • George Nepia

    Referee and rugby player from new zealand (d. 1986).

1985

  • Elias Sarkis

    Former President of Lebanon.

1983

  • Bessye Bearden

    American sprinter who won multiple medals in national championships.

  • Alden Nowlan

    Canadian poet known for his straightforward and poignant poetry.

  • Don Ida

    Balloonists, dies during a race

  • Maxie Anderson and Don Ida

    Balloonists, die during a race.

1980

  • Steve Peregrin Took

    T-rex, a percussionist, dies at 31.

1979 - 1970

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

1977

  • Brett Halliday

    Pseudonym used by Davis Dresser, author of the Mike Shayne mystery series.

  • Arthur Perdue

    American businessman (b. 1885)

1975

  • Rolf Nesch

    Norwegian sculptor known for his modernist works.

  • G.I. Taylor

    English mathematician and physicist (b. 1886)

1973

  • Earl Browder

    American communist and politician, leader of the Communist Party USA.

  • Earlee Browder

    Earlee Browder was an American politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party USA.

  • Ida Mett

    Belarusian jewish anarchist (b. 1901)

  • Earl Browder

    At 82, the leader of the us communist party (1930-1945), dies

1970

  • Daniel Kinsey

    American hurdler, coach, and academic (d. 1970)

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Richard Vance Maxfield

    Composer dies at 42

1968

  • Marguerette Zorach

    Renowned artist and entrepreneur known for her contributions to modern art.

  • Marguerite Zorach

    American modernist painter and textile artist.

  • Merle Ronald

    American painter associated with the Precisionist movement.

1967

  • Charvis Langston

    Charvis Langston was an American poet who was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

  • Jaan Lattik

    Estonian pastor and politician, 9th minister of foreign affairs of estonia (b. 1878)

1966

  • Arthur D Waley [Schloss]

    British sinology / poet monkey

1965

  • Wendell Johnson

    Wendell Johnson was an American psychologist known for his work on stuttering and language development.

  • Anthony Veiller

    Writer dies at 62

1964

  • Daniel Lazarus

    Composer dies at 65

1962

  • Paul Viiding

    Estonian author, poet, and critic (b. 1904)

1961

  • Mukhtar Auezov

    Renowned Kazakh playwright and author.

  • Paul (II) Guilfoyle

    Actor (apache final anaylsis), dead at 58

1960

  • Lottie Dod

    Lottie Dod was a multi-talented athlete who excelled in various sports including tennis, golf, archery, and mountaineering.

  • Harry Pollitt

    British politician and secretary general of the communist party of great britain (b. 1890)

1959 - 1950

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

1959

  • Mabry Anderson

    American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

1958

  • Angalina Grimke

    Angalina Grimke was an American poet, playwright, and essayist who was a prominent figure in the African-American literary movement.

  • Robert Greig

    Actor (devil doll - indian love call), died at 78

1957

  • Hermann Buhl

    Austrian mountain climber who was accompanied by herrligkoffer. on 7/03/1953, he made the solo climb to nanga parbat (a himalayan peak)

  • Malcolm Lowry

    Author of the novel 'Under the Volcano' and other works.

1954

  • Francis L Casadesus

    French violinist / composer / conductor, dies at 83

  • Maximilian von Weichs

    German field marshal (born 1881)

1952

  • Elmo Lincoln

    American actor known for being the first actor to play Tarzan in silent films.

  • Max Dehn

    German-american mathematician and academic (b. 1878)

1951

  • Max Mara

    Founder of the Max Mara fashion house.

  • Tilly Armstrong

    American writer and poet known for her contributions to early 20th-century literature.

1950

  • Milady Horakova

    Czech politician and resistance fighter against the Nazi occupation.

  • Milada Horáková

    Czech politician, victim of judicial murder (b. 1901)

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • Frank Smythe

    English botanist and mountaineer (b. 1900)

1948

  • Dorothea Bleek

    South african anthropologist and philologist (b. 1873)

  • George Templeton Strong

    Composer dies at 92

1946

  • Wanda Gág

    Children's book author and illustrator best known for 'Millions of Cats.'

  • Wanda Gág

    American illustrator and author (d. 1946).

1944

  • Milan Hodža

    Czech journalist and politician, 10th prime minister of czechoslovakia (b. 1878)

  • Milan Hodza

    Slovak politician (born 1878)

  • Werner Wehrli

    Composer dies at 52

1939 - 1930

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

1935

  • Eugene Augustin Lauste

    French-american inventor (b. 1857)

  • Eugene Augustin Lauste

    French inventor (born 1857).

1934

  • Francesco Buhagiar

    Maltese politician, 2nd prime minister of malta (b. 1876)

  • Max Pallenberg

    Austria actor (brave suender) dies in an air crash at 56

1929 - 1920

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

1920

  • Adolphe-Basile Routhier

    Canadian judge and songwriter (d. 2021).

1919 - 1910

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

1919

  • Peter Sturholdt

    American painter and boxer (d. 1919).

1917

  • Karl Allmenröder

    German pilot and soldier (d. 1917).

  • Gustav von Schmolle

    German historian (historical school), is killed at 79

  • Karl Allmenroder

    German world war i ace (born in 1896).

1912

  • George Bonnor

    Australian cricketer (born 1855).

1911

  • Victor Surridge

    English motorcycle racer (b. 1882)

1909 - 1900

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

1907

  • Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz

    American educator, co-founded radcliffe college (b. 1822)

  • Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz

    American educator (born 1822).

1905

  • Harold Mahony

    Scottish-irish tennis player (b. 1867)

1904

  • William Orton

    American military officer who served as the 33rd Governor of the Philippines.

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