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 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
Pioneering female journalist known for her work at NPR and ABC News.
2018
Bharat Ratna was an Indian statesman and the first Prime Minister of India.
Durham Martin was a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Ontario.
2017
Zena Stein was a pioneering epidemiologist who made significant contributions to public health research.
2016
American actress known for her roles in classic TV shows and films.
Australian major mitchell's cockatoo, oldest recorded parrot (d. 2016)[34]
2015
Darryl Dawkins was an NBA player famous for his powerful dunks and backboard-shattering slams.
Bangladeshi politician, 8th prime minister of bangladesh (b. 1939)
French director and screenwriter (b. 1961)
2014
French physicist and academic (b. 1921)
German author (b. 1925)
Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2013
Australian journalist (b. 1935)
American businessman and philanthropist, founded wendy's (d. 2002)
Chinese playwright and director (d. 2013).
2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist known for his work in Vietnam.
American basketball player (b. 1941)
Russian painter (d. 2012)
Croatian manager and footballer (d. 2012).
Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)
South african linguist and activist (b. 1936)
2011
Janey Bracken was a renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.
Known for his work in social justice and entrepreneurship.
2010
Prominent Konkani poet and writer.
Luna Vachon was a renowned professional wrestler known for her unique persona and in-ring skills.
British fashion photographer credited with launching the career of Kate Moss.
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
Renowned biologist known for her research on marine ecosystems.
Russian playwright and author (d. 2009).
2008
Notable novelist celebrated for her impactful storytelling.
Gracey Bowers was a renowned actress known for her work in classic Hollywood films.
Actor from australia (born 1970).
2007
Spanish actress (born 1930).
2006
Renowned Indian film director known for his realistic and humanistic approach to filmmaking.
Mexican-american guitarist (napalm death terrorizer, lock up) (d.2006).
Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2006 (born 1889)
Indian screenwriter and producer (d. 2006).
2005
Jaysiah Washington was a prominent civil rights activist who fought for racial equality and social justice in the United States.
Irish footballer (b. 1929)
Greek composer and trumpet player (d. 2005).
Gaelic footballer (born 1929).
2004
Renowned diplomat known for his international contributions.
American baseball player (born 1946).
2003
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American actress known for her work in films and television.
He was a french populist politician, after whom the poujadist movement was named. on 27 august 2003, he died.
French soldier and politician (b. 1920)
2002
American religious leader and author (b. 1922)
Founder of christian men's network (cmn), ''father'' of the modern day men's movement (born 1922).
2001
Pioneered the field of human-computer interaction and was a leading figure in the development of the internet.
Webb Garrison was an American author and historian.
Palestinian politician (b. 1938)
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
Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)
Brazilian roman catholic archbishop (born 1909)
1998
Nathaniel Kahn was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of condensed matter physics.
New zealand author (d. 1998)
1997
American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)
Actor, batman & robin, dies at 40 from heart failure
Greek singer (born 1921)
1996
Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer, considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine cinema.
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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 …
Dutch graphic designer known for his iconic posters and visual communication work.
Military president of argentina (1971-73)
1995
Swedish politician who served as a member of the Riksdag from 1969 to 1988.
At 70, jazz arranger dies
Cartoonist dies at 78
Entertainer dies at 88
1994
German footballer (b. 1960)
Argentine tango singer (maria)
1993
Dutch actor / screenwriter /director (alicia) dies at 71
1992
Danish folklorist (d. 1992)
1991
British singer (brand new cadillac).
Actor (sapphire, staircase, animal farm)
1990
American blues guitarist dies in a helicopter accident at the age of 35 (born 1954).
Influential physicist known for contributions to quantum mechanics.
Renowned blues guitarist who had a significant impact on the genre before his untimely death.
Estonian-american soldier, diplomat estonian minister for war (d. 1990).
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
Filipino actor (born 1928)
1987
American producer and dj (boogie down productions), (d. 1987).
1986
Finnish poet known for her works reflecting nature and human emotions.
Egyptian-French surrealist poet.
1984
At 69, a british actor (coronation street) dies.
1981
Soviet ice hockey forward, considered one of the greatest players of his era.
Soviet ice hockey player (born 1948)
Singer ( show), dies at age 62.
1980
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)
Humorist (show), dies at the age of 68
American screenwriter and actor (d. 1980).
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
1st earl mountbatten of burma, english admiral and politician, 44th governor-general of india (b. 1900)
Composer dies at 82
British military man, member of the british royals, and, in 1955, the first lord of great britain.
1978
American painter and illustrator (b. 1943)
Lithuanian author and poet (b. 1897)
England, united kingdom -- actor. (deep jaws, sting and black sunday).
1977
Actor (professional father), dies at 59
Actor (i monsters, canterbury tale) dies at 86
1976
Indian playback singer (born 1923)
1975
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.
At 83, the emperor of ethiopia was deposed.
1971
Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer and photojournalist who is best known for her work documenting the Great Depression and World War II.
Renowned photojournalist known for her work during World War II.
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 was a renowned American publisher and co-founder of Random House.
Bennett Cerf was a renowned American publisher and co-founder of Random House.
Renowned jazz pianist and composer.
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 was a British novelist known for her satirical and psychological fiction.
German-swiss actress and author (d. 1969)
Belgian lawyer
German actress and writer, katia mann is the oldest daughter of thomas mann and katia mann.
At 79, silent film actress (blind fools) dies
1968
Naacp (souls of black people) was founded in the usa by naacp founders
Duchess of kent (born in 1906)
Princess of greece / denmark / dutchess of kent, dies at 61
1967
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.
French painter/cartoonist/sculptor dies at 63
1965
Swiss-french architect and urban planner, designed the philips pavilion (b. 1887)
Flemish painter dies at 68
At 77, a french/swiss architect dies
Composer dies at 66
1964
American actress and comedian who excelled in vaudeville and radio shows.
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American comedian and actress (born 1895).
Composer dies at 59
1963
Pakistani mathematician and scholar (b. 1888)
American sociologist, historian, and activist (b. 1868)
Author / educational editor
Pakistani politician and scholar (born 1888).
At 95 years old, scholar/founder (naacp) dies in accra ghana.
American inventor (born 1877).
1962
Composer dies at 79
1961
Notable Catalan playwright and novelist.
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1958
American physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1958)
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.
Inventor (cyclotron-nobel 1939), dies at 57
1956
Russian astronomer and academic (b. 1894)
1955
Philosopher/sociologist (sociology of religion).
1953
Composer dies at 53
1951
Known for inventing the gas mask and founding the Morgan Safety Hood Company.
1950
Italian author, poet, critic, and novelist. his writings reflected the essential ambiguity and contradictions of reality.
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
Dutch composer and pianist known for her classical music compositions.
Actor (lodger - chelsea life) dies at 67
1948
American statesman and jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States.
American lawyer and politician, 11th chief justice of the united states (b. 1862)
U.s. supreme court justice (born 1862)
Composer dies at 50
Composer dies at 74
1945
Renowned for his translations of Persian poetry.
Hungarian engineer, designed the petőfi bridge (b. 1894)
1944
German nobleman (born 1915)
1943
German psychologist (in auschwitz)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1935
American painter and academic (b. 1859)
1934
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
Renowned Yiddish poet and playwright.
1931
Irish-american journalist and author (b. 1856)
American miner and businessman (b. 1846)
Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)
Priest / 2nd chamber member
American borax magnate (born in 1846).
Irish journalist and author (d. 1931).
1930
Dutch patriarch / genealogist, dies at 62
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Croatian-austrian engineer (d. 1929)
Slovenian rocket scientist (born in 1892)
1922
Turkish colonel (b. 1879)
Composer dies at 83
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1914
German new testament
1910
Dutch 1st aircraft dies
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 27th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909
Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)
Danish fermentation physiologist (born 1842)
1907
Iliya Chavchavadze was a Georgian writer, poet, and public figure who is considered a founding father of modern Georgian literature.
1903
First japanese female doctor of western medicine (b. 1827)