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
Name | Date |
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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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