Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 27 March today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for March 27
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on March 27
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 710 | Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660) |
| 853 | Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (b. 778) |
| 913 | Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang |
| 916 | Alduin I, Frankish nobleman |
| 965 | Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (born c. 890) |
| 973 | Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (b. 900) |
| 1184 | Giorgi III, King of Georgia |
| 1248 | Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192) |
| 1378 | Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336) |
| 1462 | Vasily II of Moscow (b. 1415) |
| 1472 | Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (b. 1434) |
| 1482 | Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1457) |
| 1564 | Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1488) |
| 1572 | Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (b. c. 1523) |
| 1598 | Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (b. 1528) |
| 1613 | Sigismund Báthory (b. 1573) |
| 1615 | Margaret of Valois (b. 1553) |
| 1621 | Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian cardinal (b. 1554) |
| 1624 | Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578) |
| 1625 | James VI and I of the United Kingdom (b. 1566) |
| 1635 | Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563) |
| 1676 | Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (b. 1597) |
| 1679 | Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (b. 1640) |
| 1697 | Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603) |
| 1729 | Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1679) |
| 1757 | Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1717) |
| 1770 | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696) |
| 1848 | Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805) |
| 1849 | Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776) |
| 1850 | Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797) |
| 1864 | Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800) |
| 1869 | James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795) |
| 1875 | Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808) |
| 1886 | Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800) |
| 1889 | John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811) |
| 1890 | Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803) |
| 1897 | Andreas Anagnostakis, Greek ophthalmologist, physician, and educator (b. 1826) |
| 1898 | Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817) |
| 1900 | Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817) |
| 1910 | Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835) |
| 1913 | Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830) |
| 1918 | Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1838) |
| 1921 | Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847) |
| 1922 | Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859) |
| 1923 | James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (b. 1842) |
| 1925 | Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832) |
| 1926 | Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856) |
| 1927 | Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842) |
| 1928 | Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863) |
| 1931 | Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (b. 1867) |
| 1934 | Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844) |
| 1938 | William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1871) |
| 1940 | Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872) |
| 1942 | Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876) |
| 1943 | George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882) |
| 1945 | Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881) |
| 1946 | Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861) |
| 1949 | Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888) |
| 1952 | Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894) |
| 1956 | Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894) |
| 1958 | Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890) |
| 1960 | Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887) |
| 1967 | Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890) |
| 1968 | Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934) |
| 1972 | Lorenzo Wright, American athlete (b. 1926) |
| 1973 | Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903) |
| 1974 | Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (b. 1888) |
| 1975 | Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (b. 1891) |
| 1976 | Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (b. 1901) |
| 1977 | Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (b. 1896) |
| 1978 | Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (b. 1902) |
| 1980 | Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (b. 1912) |
| 1981 | Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (b. 1898) |
| 1982 | Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi-American engineer and architect, designed the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (b. 1929) |
| 1987 | William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1916) |
| 1988 | Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1919) |
| 1989 | May Allison, American actress (b. 1890) |
| 1990 | Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (b. 1908) |
| 1991 | Aldo Ray, American actor (b. 1926) |
| 1992 | Colin Gibson, English footballer (b. 1923) |
| 1993 | Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1921) |
| 1994 | Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (b. 1912) |
| 1995 | René Allio, French director and screenwriter (b. 1924) |
| 1997 | Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1906) |
| 1998 | David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1917) |
| 1999 | Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (b. 1946) |
| 2000 | George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914) |
| 2002 | Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (b. 1908) |
| 2003 | Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1926) |
| 2004 | Robert Merle, French author (b. 1909) |
| 2005 | Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (b. 1913) |
| 2006 | Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928) |
| 2007 | Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (b. 1926) |
| 2008 | Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (b. 1921) |
| 2009 | Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (b. 1922) |
| 2010 | Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932) |
| 2011 | Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1923) |
| 2014 | Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (b. 1920) |
| 2015 | Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (b. 1935) |
| 2016 | Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (b. 1923) |
| 2018 | Bert Nievera, Filipino-American singer (b. 1936) |
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