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October 27th famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

  • Li Keqiang

    Premier of china (b. 1955)

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Johanna Lindsey

    Bestselling romance novelist known for her historical romance novels.

  • Jozeph Bukovsky

    Soviet dissident, writer, and journalist known for his human rights activism.

  • Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

    Leader of the islamic state of iraq and the levant (isil); suicide (b. 1971)[6]

2018

  • Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

    Chairman of leicester city f.c[37][38] (b. 1958)

2016

  • Kamy Mehran

    Iranian-American author acclaimed for her novel 'A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea'.

  • Takahito

    Prince mikasa, member of the imperial family of japan (b. 1915)

2015

  • Betsy Drake
    Betsy Drake

    Betsy Drake was an English-American actress and writer.

  • Philip French

    English journalist, critic, and producer (d. 2015)

  • Ayerdhal

    French author (b. 1959)

  • Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

    Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930)

2014

  • Daniel Boulanger

    French actor, screenwriter, and novelist. he was nominated for the best screenplay oscar for 1964's "that man from rio".

  • Starke Taylor

    American soldier and politician, mayor of dallas (b. 1922)

  • Shin Hae-chul

    South korean singer-songwriter/producer (n.ex.t). (d. 2014.)

2013

  • Lou Reed
    Lou Reed

    American rock musician, songwriter, photographer. he is most well-known as the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the velvet underground.

  • Lou Reed

    Lou Reed was a renowned musician known for his work as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Velvet Underground.

  • Michael Wilkes

    English general and politician, lieutenant governor of jersey (b. 1940)

  • Vinko Coce

    Croatian opera and pop singer (b. 1954)

  • Luigi Magni

    Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928)

2012

  • Rodney S. Quinn

    American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th secretary of state of maine (b. 1923)

  • Angelo Maria Cicolani

    Italian engineer and politician (b. 1952)

  • Regina Dourado

    Brazilian actress (b. 1952)

  • Göran Stangertz

    Swedish actor and director (b. 1944)

  • Hans Werner Henze

    German composer and educator (d. 2012)

2011

  • Robert Pritzker

    American businessman, co-founded marmon group (b. 1926)

  • James Hillman

    American psychologist and author (b. 1926)

2010

  • Nestor Kirchner

    Argentine politician (born 1950)

  • Néstor Kirchner

    Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st president of argentina (b. 1950)

  • Denise Borino

    American actress (born 1964).

  • James Wall

    American actor and stage manager (born 1917).

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • David Shepherd

    British artist, best known for his wildlife paintings such as "tiger fire", 1973. shepherd is also the author of "an artist in africa" 1967 and "david shepherd: a conservation artist," 1992.

  • John David Carson

    American actor (b. 1952)

  • August Coppola

    American academic, father of nicolas cage (born 1934).

  • John David Carson

    American actor (born 1952).

2008

  • Kechia Mphahlele

    South African author known for his literary works.

  • Ezekiah Mphahlele

    Renowned chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

  • Ezekiel Mphahlele

    Ezekiel Mphahlele was a South African writer and academic who is considered one of the most influential African intellectuals of the 20th century.

  • Ezechiel Mphahlele

    Ezechiel Mphahlele was a South African writer, academic, and activist who was a prominent figure in the anti-apartheid movement.

  • Frank Nagai

    Japanese singer (born 1932)

2007

  • Moira Lister
    Moira Lister

    South african actress (born in 1923)

  • Kirill Lavrov

    Soviet and Russian actor known for his work in theater and film.

  • Leslie Orgel

    Renowned chemist known for his work on the origin of life.

  • Satyen Kappu

    Indian actor (born 1931).

2006

  • Jozsef Gregor

    Hungarian opera singer (born 1940)

  • Marlin McKeever

    American football player (born in 1940).

  • Joe Niekro

    American baseball player (b. 1944)

  • Reko Lundán

    Finnish journalist and author (b. 1969)

  • Brad Will

    American journalist and anarchist (born 1970).

2005

  • Jerry Cooke

    Ukrainian-american journalist and photographer (d. 2005).

  • Bob Broeg

    American sportswriter (born 1918).

2004

  • Lester Lanin

    Orchestra leader (40 beatle hits).

  • Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva

    Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)

  • Zdenko Runjić

    Croatian producer and songwriter (d. 2004).

  • Serginho

    Brazilian footballer (born 1974)

  • Lester Lanin

    American bandleader (born in 1907)

2003

  • Rod Roddy

    American game show announcer (b. 1937)

  • Stephanie Tyrell

    American record producer and songwriter (born 1949).

  • Rod Roddy
    Rod Roddy

    American television announcer (born 1937).

2002

  • Tom Dowd

    American record producer and engineer (d. 2002)

  • Valve Pormeister

    Estonian architect (d. 2002)

2001

  • Pradeep Kumar

    Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)

2000

  • Lida Baarova

    Czech actress known for her work in German cinema during the 1930s and 1940s.

  • Walter Berry (bass-baritone)

    Austrian lyric bass-baritone (b. 1929)

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Rafel Alberti

    Spanish poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27.

  • Gildo Tognazzi

    Gildo Tognazzi was an Italian actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows.

  • Charlot Perriand

    French architect and designer known for her pioneering modern furniture designs.

  • Charlotte Perriand

    French designer and architect. her goal was to create functional living spaces, believing that better design can lead to a better society. she stated that aeuroethe extension to the art dwelling is the art living-living in harmony with manaeurtms deepest drives as well as with his adopted environment or fabricated environmentaeur

  • Robert Mills

    American physicist and academic (d. 1999)

1998

  • Roald Bahr

    Roald Bahr was a Norwegian footballer who played as a midfielder and is considered one of the greatest Norwegian players of all time.

1997

  • Mahala Andrews

    British vertebrae palaeontologist (d. 1997)

1996

  • Geffrey Wilkinson

    Geffrey Wilkinson was a British chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on organometallic compounds.

  • Morey Amsterdam

    Known for his role as Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

  • Arthur Tremblay

    Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1917)

  • John Gregory

    Manager and english footballer

  • James Aubrey Turner

    Scientist dies at 57

1995

  • Grantland Rice Jr.

    Son of Grantland Rice and a respected journalist in his own right.

  • Susi Hush

    Television producer dies at 49

  • Mike Dutfield

    Documentary prodcuer, dies at 48

1994

  • Robert White

    American politician pete wilson's chief of staff. he has been wilson's top aide since 1968, when he was elected to the state assembly. he was known for his efficiency and loyalty and was a strong advocate for wilson's interests. he is a charming, friendly, and socially comfortable man. his staff has called him the white tornado.

1992

  • David Bohm

    A renowned quantum physicist who developed the theory of the implicate order and made significant contributions to the interpretation of quantum mechanics.

  • Allen R. Schindler

    Jr. american sailor (b. 1969)

1991

  • George Barker

    English author and poet (b. 1913)

  • Andrzei Panufkin

    Pol / british conductor / composer (sinfonia sacra).

  • George Barker

    English poet and author (d. 1991).

  • Pyke F C Koch

    Realistic painter

1990

  • Xaivier Cugat

    Renowned Spanish-American bandleader known for his Latin music.

  • Jacques Demy

    A French film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor associated with the French New Wave cinema.

  • Xavyer Cugat

    Xavyer Cugat was a Spanish-American bandleader, composer, and actor who was influential in the spread of Latin music in the United States.

  • Jacques Demy

    French director, whose themes of chance & time reflect his romantic nature. he studied film and art after graduating from film school. in 1950, he was an animator's assistant and in 1954, he became a director of documentaries. his first short subject was 1956. he also directed features with "lola" in 1960. his 1964 film "the umbrellas of cherbourg", rich …

  • Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi

    Italian comedian, actor, and director. his most well-known and beloved role was that as gay cabaret owner in la cage aux follies. he won the cannes best actor award for this film in 1981.

1989 - 1980

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

1988

  • Curt Herzstark

    Inventor of the Curta mechanical calculator.

  • Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey

    At 73, an english actor (carry on) dies in london

  • S B Fuller

    Founder (fuller products) dies at 83

1986

  • Murray Currie

    Murray Currie was a renowned physicist known for his work in nuclear physics.

  • Sherman Adams

    Sherman Adams was an American politician who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1985

  • Van Vleck

    Nobel laureate known for his work in quantum mechanics.

  • Andreas Gruentzig

    Pioneered the technique of coronary angioplasty.

1982

  • Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes

    President of guatemala (1958 - 1963) (b. 1895)

1981

  • John Warburton
    John Warburton

    Actor (king rat cavalcade), died at 94

1980

  • John Hasbrouck Van Vleck

    American physicist and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1899)

  • Judy LaMarsh

    Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd secretary of state for canada (b. 1924)

  • Steven Peregrine Took

    Rocker dies at 31

  • Judy LaMarsh

    Canadian soldier lawyer and politician 42nd secretary of state for canada (d.80)

  • Steve Peregrin Took

    British singer/songwriter (born 1949).

1979 - 1970

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

1977

  • James M. Cain

    American journalist and author (b. 1892)

  • James M Cain

    Us writer postman always rings twice, dies at 85

1976

  • Deryck Cooke

    Deryck Cooke was a British musicologist known for his work on the music of Gustav Mahler.

1975

  • Rex Stout

    Renowned for creating the detective Nero Wolfe.

  • Rex Stout

    American novelist, best known for his mysteries about "nero wolfe," a detective who solves most crimes at home. he also wrote "triple jeopardy" in 1952 and "three witnesses" 1956. he wrote 42 books during his 41-year career.

1974

  • Rudolph Dassler

    Co-founder of Puma, a renowned sportswear company.

  • Luther Hodges

    American businessman who served as the Secretary of Commerce under President Kennedy.

  • C. P. Ramanujam

    Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)

1972

  • Lew Parker

    Actor lou marie-that girl, who died just a few days before turning 65, is the actor

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Jaime Pahissa

    Composer dies at 89

1968

  • Liese Meitner

    Austrian-Swedish physicist who worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics.

  • Angelice Meitner

    Angelice Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish physicist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of nuclear fission.

  • Princessa Meitner

    Austrian-Swedish physicist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of nuclear fission and was nominated for the Nobel Prize multiple times.

  • Evolett Meitner

    Evolett Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of nuclear fission.

  • Adamarie Meitner

    Adamarie Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of nuclear fission.

1965

  • French Luitjes

    Dutch athlete dies at 21

1964

  • Willi Bredel

    German writer, president of akademie der ka/4 nste (academy of arts). he was a pioneer in socialist realist literature. he died in berlin, 27 october 1964.

  • Sammee Tong

    Actor (bachelor father mickey) dies at 63

1962

  • Enrico Mattei

    Italian industrialist, who was one the most powerful oilmen in the world. he was a government official in 1953 when he became president of the national hydrocarbons authority.

  • Rudolf Anderson

    Pilot and commissioned officer in the united states air force (d. 1962)

  • Enrico Mattei

    Italian businessman and politician (b. 1906)

  • Rudolph Anderson

    Pilot of u-2 shot down above cuba

  • Fatso Marco

    Comedian milton berle show, dies at 56

1959 - 1950

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

1958

  • Haidy Kellogg

    Haidy Kellogg was the wife of W.K. Kellogg, the founder of the Kellogg Company, and played a significant role in the development of the company.

  • Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert]

    At 74, a historian / poet / politician dies

  • Joseph Klausner

    Polish/israeli new testament expert, who dies at 84

1957

  • James McGirr

    Australian politician, 28th premier of new south wales (b. 1890)

1955

  • Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov

    Composer dies at 66

  • Clark Griffith

    At 85 years old, a baseball manager (new york yankees) dies.

1953

  • Thomas Wass

    English cricketer (born 1873)

  • Zdzislaw Jachimecki

    Composer dies at 71

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • Marcel Cerdan
    Marcel Cerdan

    Algerian-french boxing champion. he started boxing in november 1934. on 21 september 1948, he won the world and europe middleweight title by defeating tony zale in round 12. in 1949, he lost the title to jake lamotta. in 1962, he was elected to the boxing hall of fame.

  • Ginette Neveu

    She was a french classical violinist who died in a plane accident while en route to new-york along with her brother jean and marcel cerdan, aged 30.

  • Marcel Cerdan

    Renowned French-Algerian boxer and former world middleweight champion.

1947

  • William Fay

    Irish actor and producer, co-founded the abbey theatre (b. 1872)

  • William Fay

    Irish actor and theatre producer (born in 1872)

1944

  • Judith Auer

    German world war ii resistance fighter (d. 1944)

  • Iman J Van de Bosch

    Belgian resistance fighter

1943

  • Willford I. Hamilton

    Known for his research on genetics and heredity.

  • Bela Reinitz

    Composer dies at 64

1942

  • Helmuth Hübener

    German activist (d. 1942).

  • Helmuth Hubener

    German anti-nazi activist (born in 1925)

1940

  • Fini Valdemar Henriques

    Composer dies at 72

1939 - 1930

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

1938

  • Lascelles Abercrombie

    English poet and critic (d. 38)

1935

  • Ernest Eldridge

    England race car driver and engineer (d. 35)

  • E A D Eldridge

    British racing driver (born 1897)

1933

  • Meir Shapira

    Rabbi / organizer (daf yomi)

  • Julius Klengel

    German composer and cellist (d. 33).

1930

  • Ellen Hayes

    American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)

1929 - 1920

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

1929

  • Théodore Tuffier

    French surgeon (b. 1857)

1927

  • Squizzy Taylor

    Australian gangster (d. 1927)

  • Squizzy_Taylor

    Australian organized crime figure (born 1888)

1926

  • Warren Wood

    American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)

1925

  • Wilhelm Gericke

    Composer dies at age 80

1919 - 1910

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

1917

  • Arthur Rhys-Davids

    English pilot and lieutenant (d. 1917).

  • Arthur Rhys Davids

    British pilot (born 1897)

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