May 27th famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2021

Poul Schlüter
Danish politician and lawyer 37th prime minister of denmark

2020

Gio Wiederhold
Gio Wiederhold was a prominent computer scientist known for his work in databases and information integration.
Larry Kramer
American activist and author, gay men's health crisis was co-founded by gay men's health crisis.
Larry Kramer
American playwright, public health advocate and lgbt rights activist (b. 1935)

2019 - 2010

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

2018

Gardner Dozois
Gardner Dozois was an award-winning science fiction writer and editor.
Gardner Dozois
Gardner Dozois was an award-winning science fiction writer and editor.

2017

Gregg Allman
American musician known for his work in the Allman Brothers Band.

2016

Miroslav Herman
Czech politician who served as the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia

2015

Irma Wyman
Irma Wyman was a pioneering computer scientist known for her work in software development and systems engineering.
Erik Carlsson
Swedish race car driver (d. 2015)
Andy King
English manager and footballer (d. 2015).
Michael Martin
American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
Nils Christie
Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (b. 1928)

2014

Farzana Parveen
Farzana Parveen was a Pakistani activist who fought for women's rights and against honor killings.
Farzana Iqbal
Farzana Iqbal was a Pakistani lawyer who was murdered in an honor killing case.
Massimo Vignelli
Italian-american graphic designer (b. 1931)
Helma Sanders-Brahms
German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Roberto Vargas
Puerto rican-american baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)

Robert Genn

Canadian painter and author (b. 1936)

2013

Bill Pertwee
English actor (b. 1926)
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri
Indian politician (d. 2013)
Abdoulaye Sékou Sow
Malian politician, prime minister of mali (b. 1931)

2012

Simeon Daniel
Nevisian educator and politician, 1st premier of nevis (b. 1934)
David Rimoin
Canadian-american geneticist and academic (b. 1936)
Anahit Perikhanian
Russian-born armenian iranologist (d. 2012)
Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician and academic (b. 1927)

2011

Margo Dydek
Polish basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
Jeff Conaway
American actor, aged ten, in the broadway musical "all the way home". he was a fashion model in his youth and traveled with a band for three years as a guitarist and singer. at 19 he made his first film, "jennifer on my mind." he was a part of "grease" and then landed the lead role on "taxi," for three …
Gil Scott-Heron
American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011)
Dill Scott-Heron
Dill Scott-Heron was a prominent journalist known for his influential work in music and poetry.
Gill Scott-Heron
American musician known for his influential work in spoken word poetry and jazz music.

2010

Payut Ngaokrachang
Thai animator and director (d. 2010)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

Clive Granger
Welsh-american economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1934)
Abram Hoffer
Abram Hoffer was a psychiatrist who pioneered the use of nutritional therapies in treating mental illness.
Clive Granger
Welsh-american economist and nobel prize laureate in academics (d. 2009).
Gérard Jean-Juste
Haitian-american priest and theologian (b. 1946)
Paul Sharratt
American television producer born in britain (born 1933).

Thomas M. Franck

American lawyer and academic (b. 1931)

Mona Grey

British nursing administrator; northern ireland's first chief nursing officer (b. 1910)

Carol Anne O'Marie

American nun and author (b. 1933)

William Refshauge

Australian soldier and physician (b. 1913)

Sir William Refshauge

Australian public health administrator (born in 1913).

Carol Anne O'Marie

American roman catholic nun and mystery writer (born 1933).

Gerard Jean-Juste

Roman catholic priest, haitian politician (born 1946).

Thomas Franck

American lawyer (born 1931).

Sir Clive Grainger

Born 1934, british economist and nobel prize winner (born 1934).

2008

Franz Künstler
Hungarian soldier (b. 1900)
Franz Kunstler
Last remaining austro-hungarian empire world war i veteran (born 1900)

2007

Izumi Sakai
Japanese singer-songwriter (zard) (d. 2007)
Gretchen Wyler
American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2007)
Ed Yost
The hot air balloon was invented by an american inventor (d. 2007).
Gretchen Wyler
American actress and dancer (d.2007)

2006

Paul Gleason
American actor (b. 1939)
Rob Borsellino
American columnist (born 1949).
Craig Heyward
American football player (b. 1966)
Paul Gleason
American actor (born 1939).
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Indian composer and actor (d. 2006).

2005

Ulysses S. Thompson
Ulysses S. Thompson was a renowned journalist and author known for his unique writing style.

2003

Luchiano Berio
Italian composer known for his experimental and avant-garde musical compositions.
Luciano Berio
Italian-american composer and educator. he was the founder of studio de fonologia musical and was often heard on italian radio. he was a lecturer and teacher at mills college, california.

2002

Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson
Scottish historian (d. 2002)

2001

Victor Kiam
Victor Kiam was an American entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the New England Patriots and his iconic Remington shaver commercials.

2000

Maurice Richards
Legendary ice hockey player known for his scoring prowess.
Maurice Richard
Canadian hockey player and the greatest scorer in nhl history. he is also known as "the rocket", canada's most famous idol. he was a right wing forward for the montreal canadian team and was known as the fastest player to face-off onto opposing ice.
Kazimierz Leski
Polish engineer and pilot (b. 1912)
Murray MacLehose
Baron maclehose of beoch, scottish politician and diplomat, 25th governor of hong kong (b. 1917)
Sir Crawford Murray MacLehose
Scottish statesman, 25th governor hong kong (born 1917).

1999 - 1990

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

1998

Minoo Masani
Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1905)

1997

Elisea Maillart
Elisee Maillart was a Swiss travel writer known for her adventurous journeys and vivid accounts of her experiences.
Matt Gunther
American pornographic actor (born 1963).

1996

Ivan Sutton
Concert promotoer, dies at age 82.
Albert "Pud" Brown
Clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at age 79.
Pud Brown
Jazz musician dies at 79
Jack Massey
Groundsman dies at 85

1995

Severn Darden
American writer and actor known for his contributions to comedy and literature.
Ulyses Simpson Kay
Composer dies at 78
C W Stubblefield
Music promoter dies at the age of 64

1994

Theo Swagemakers
Portrait painter, dies at age 95.
Red Rodney [Albino Red/The Red Arrow]
Bebop-trumpeter dies at the age of 66.
Norman Cook
British musician (the housemartins. freak power. beats international. fatboy slim.
Charles Rodman Campbell
American killer and rapist (born 1954).

1993

Willem P G Assmann
Dutch member of parliament, dies at 85
Jan Wiley
Actress (underdog man, brute man and she wolf of london).
Mary Philbin
American actress (born in 1903)

1992

Uncle Charlie Osborne
American fiddler (b. 1890)
Uncle Charlie Osborne
American fiddler (born 1890).
John Myhers
Actor/director (billion dollar hobo), passes away at age 70
Glen White
Actor/dancer (graft, camille) dies from aids at 42
Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo
Mobster (st valentines day), is killed at 86

1991

Leopold Nowak
Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991).
Ed Dodd
At 88, mark trail, cartoonist, dies

1990

Robert B. Meyner
American lawyer and politician, 44th governor of new jersey (b. 1908)
Robert B Meyner
44th governor of new jersey (born in 1908)

1989 - 1980

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

1989

Tynell Lars
Finnish astronomer known for his work on variable stars.
Arseny Tarkovsky
Russian poet and translator (b. 1907)
Jack Starrett
American actor, who began his career in films in the 1960s as both an actor and a jack of all trades in low budget motorcycle sagas. he began to direct in the same style in 1969. he expanded his range in the 1970s, but he still focused on violence and rough action. he both directed and acted in "cry blood …

1988

Ernst Ruska
German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1906)
Hjördis Petterson
Swedish actress (d. 1988).
Renato Salvatori
Actor (burn, luna, 2 women)
Melvin J "Cy" Oliver
American jazz composer/orchestra leader dies at the age of 77
Florida Friebus
American actress bob newhart show, dies from a stroke at the age of 79. she was born in 1909.

1987

John Howard Northrop
American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1891)

1986

Ismail al-Faruqi
Palestinian-american academic and philosopher (d. 1986).
Ajoy Mukherjee
Indian politician, chief minister of west bengal (d. 1986)
Giorgos Tzifos
Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1918)
Gaston Duribreux
Flemish writer, sour dove, dies at 82
Giorgos Tzifos
Greek actor (born 1918).

1985

Kay Campbell
Actress (all my children) dies at age 80

1984

Vasilije Mokranjac
Serbian composer and academic (d. 1984)

1983

Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk
Composer dies at 67

1981

Janos Pilinszky
Prominent Hungarian poet and essayist.

1980

Gün Sazak
Turkish agronomist and politician (b. 1932)

1979 - 1970

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

1976

Ruth McDevitt
Actress (jo all in the family), died at 80

1975

Ezzard Charles
Champion heavyweight boxer (1949-51), is killed in chicago, illinois at the age of 53.

1973

PRamlee
Malaysian actor, singer and songwriter (born 1922)

1971

Culver Modisette
American actor known for his work in film and television.
Béla Juhos
Hungarian-austrian philosopher from the vienna circle (b. 1901)
Armando Picchi
Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
Chips Rafferty
Actor (kona coast - walk into hell), died at 62

1970

Emmy van Lokhorst
Author dies at the age of 78.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

Jeffrey Hunter
Actor christopher pike-star trek cage, dies at 43

1968

Little Willie John
American singer (d. 1968)

1967

Tilly Edinger
German paleontologist known for her research on fossilized brains.
Ernst Niekisch
German academic and politician (b. 1889)
W. Otto Miessner
American composer and educator (b. 1880)
Ernst Niekisch
German politician and educator (d. 1967).
W Otto Miessner
American composer and music educator (born in 1880).

1965

John Rinehart Blue
American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (b. 1905)

1964

Amun Nehru
Indian independence activist and political leader.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian nationalist leader and statesman. he was one of gandhi's top lieutenants during india's struggle for independence in the 1920s and 1940s. his entire life was dedicated to achieving freedom for his country. nehru, with lord mountbatten serving as governor-general, was elected india's first prime minister. nehru was one of the most interesting and influential leaders of the 20th century. …
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of india (b. 1889)

1963

Grigoris Lambrakis
Greek physician and politician (d. 1963)
Gregoris Lambrakis
Greek politician and physician (born 1912).
Lambrakis
Greek eda-parliament leader, murdered

1960

Edward Brophy
Actor (champ dumbo, great guy), passes away at 65
James Montgomery Flagg
American painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
George Zucco
Actor (fog island, black raven, desire me) dies at 74
James Montgomery Flagg
American illustrator (born 1877).

1959 - 1950

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

1958

Samuel Stritch
Us cardinal/archbishop (chicago), dies.
Ainslie Pryor
Actor (adventures at hiram holiday), dead at 46

1954

Herzmanovsky-Orlando
Writer

1953

Jesse Burkett
American baseball coach and manager (d. 1953).

1951

Thomas Blamey
Soldier

1949 - 1940

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

1949

Ripley Believe It Or Not
Creator of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! franchise.
Robert Ripley
American cartoonist, publisher, and businessman, founded ripley's believe it or not! (b. 1890)
Ropert L Ripley
New york, 55-year-old cartoonist (believe it or not) dies.
Robert Ripley
American cartoonist, illustrator and adventurer. his daily "believe it or not!" column became synonymous with exotic things. his column was published in newspapers that had a readership of more than 80 million in 17 languages. he was self-educated and received honorary titles, degrees, and became the first cartoonist ever to achieve millionaire status.

1947

Ed Konetchy
American baseball player and manager (b. 1885)

1945

Enno Lolling
German ss-standartenfuhrer, died by suicide (born in 1888).

1943

Gordon Coates
New zealand soldier and politician, 21st prime minister of new zealand (b. 1878)

1942

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır
Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)

1941

Ernst Lindemann
German captain, drowned in sinking the german battleship bismarck (born 1894).
Günther Lütjens
German admiral (b. 1889)
Gunther Lutjens
German admiral, drowned in sinking the german battleship bismarck (born1889).
AH Borgesius
Tutor / experimentator / amateur astronomer, dies at 76

1939 - 1930

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

1939

Jozeph Roth
Austrian novelist famous for 'The Radetzky March'.
Joseph Roth
Austrian-french journalist and author (b. 1894)
Joseph Roth
Austria journalist (fluctuate without ende), dies at 44

1934

Meijer Linnewiel [Prof Kokadorus]
Amsterdam street hawker

1933

Achille Paroche
French target shooter (b. 1868)

1930

Gabriel Miro
Spanish novelist and playwright associated with the Generation of '98.

1929 - 1920

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

1926

Srecko Kosovel
Slovenian poet (born in 1904)

1925

Ed McKeever
President (brooklyn dodgers), succumbs to pneumonia.

1919 - 1910

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

1919

Kandukuri Veeresalingam
Indian activist and author (d. 1919).

1918

Ōzutsu Man'emon
The 18th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1918).
Ozutsu Man'emon
The 18th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (born 1869).
Henry Adams US literature historian (Esther)
At the age of 80, he dies.

1914

Joseph Swan
Invented the incandescent light bulb.
Joseph Wilson Swan physicist/chemist
Dies.

1910

Robert Koch
German physician and microbiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1843)
Robert Koch
Identified the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax.