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History Deaths on April 27

By  Lewis Garner  27 Apr   70 Views

History Deaths on April 27

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John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)

#John_George_IV,_Elector_of_Saxony

In 1694

Fred Bear, American hunter and author (b. 1902)

#Fred_Bear

In 1988

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)

#Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

In 1882

Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480)

#Ferdinand_Magellan

In 1521

Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)

#Stanley_Adams_(actor)

In 1977

Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (b. 1914)

#Cyril_Washbrook

In 1999

Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (b. 1946)

#Vinod_Khanna

In 2017

Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1921)

#Willem_Frederik_Hermans

In 1995

Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)

#Edward_R._Murrow

In 1965

Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538)

#Maeda_Toshiie

In 1599

Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (b. 1926)

#Verne_Gagne

In 2015

Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)

#Jean_Bart

In 1702

Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)

#Henry_Parkes

In 1896

Maria of Bosnia, Countess of Helfenstein (b. 1335)

#Maria_of_Bosnia

In 1403

Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)

#Kwame_Nkrumah

In 1972

Aída Bortnik, Argentinian screenwriter (b. 1938)

#Aída_Bortnik

In 2013

Zita, Italian saint (b. 1212)

#Zita

In 1272

Ardashir III of Persia (b. 621)

#Ardashir_III

In 630

Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (b. 1935)

#Marian_Mercer

In 2011

Gene Fullmer, American boxer (b. 1931)

#Gene_Fullmer

In 2015

Simeon of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir

#Simeon_of_Moscow

In 1353

Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician, Kenyan Minister of Justice (b. 1948)

#Mutula_Kilonzo

In 2013

A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873)

#A._K._Fazlul_Huq

In 1962

John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)

#John_Ballance

In 1893

Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1927)

#Gerard_K._O'Neill

In 1992

Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese bishop (b. 1916)

#Aloysius_Jin_Luxian

In 2013

Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)

#Mstislav_Rostropovich

In 2007

William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1920)

#William_Colby

In 1996

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Governor of Lecale (b. 1560)

#Edward_Cromwell,_3rd_Baron_Cromwell

In 1607

Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)

#Carlos_Menditeguy

In 1973

Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1922)

#Al_Hirt

In 1999

Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596)

#Jan_van_Goyen

In 1656

Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)

#Guido_Castelnuovo

In 1952

Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)

#Antonio_Gramsci

In 1937

Bill Skowron, American baseball player (b. 1930)

#Bill_Skowron

In 2012

Olivier Messiaen, French organist and composer (b. 1908)

#Olivier_Messiaen

In 1992

René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)

#René_Barrientos

In 1969

Feroz Khan (actor), Indian Actor, Film Director & Producer (b. 1939)

#Feroz_Khan_(actor)

In 2009

John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)

#John_Trenchard_(politician)

In 1695

Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)

#Karl_Pearson

In 1936

Isidore of Kiev (b. 1385)

#Isidore_of_Kiev

In 1463

Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)

#Alexander_Scriabin

In 1915

Yigal Arnon, Israeli lawyer (b. 1929)

#Yigal_Arnon

In 2014

Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

#Vujadin_Boškov

In 2014

Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (b. 1911)

#Katherine_DeMille

In 1995

William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)

#William_Macready

In 1873

Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)

#Edmund_Husserl

In 1938

Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)

#Zebulon_Pike

In 1813

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1938)

#Sadanoyama_Shinmatsu

In 2017

Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1909)

#Red_Horner

In 2005

Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914)

#Frankie_Manning

In 2009

Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)

#Arthur_Shields

In 1970

Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)

#Pope_Leo_XI

In 1605

Alexander Rich, American biologist, biophysicist, and academic (b. 1924)

In 2015

Harry Firth, Australian race car driver and manager (b. 1918)

In 2014

Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (b. 1935)

In 2014

Jérôme Louis Heldring, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1917)

In 2013

Antonio Díaz Jurado, Spanish footballer (b. 1969)

In 2013

Lorraine Copeland, Scottish archaeologist (b. 1921)

In 2013

Daniel E. Boatwright, American soldier and politician (b. 1930)

In 2012

Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (b. 1983)

In 2009

Julia Thorne, American author (b. 1944)

In 2006

Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (b. 1916)

In 2002

George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)

In 2002

Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)

In 1999

Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (b. 1924)

In 1998

Anne Desclos, French journalist and author (b. 1907)

In 1998

Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (b. 1925)

In 1998

John Bassett, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1915)

In 1998

Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (b. 1911)

In 1996

Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894)

In 1989

William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)

In 1967

Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)

In 1961

Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)

In 1932

John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)

In 1915

William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)

In 1782

Robert Abercromby, Scottish priest and missionary (b. 1532)

In 1613

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342)

In 1404

Nicolò Albertini, Italian cardinal statesman (b. c. 1250)

In 1321

Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (b. 1081)

In 1160

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