People who died on February 27 74
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Pepin of Landen
d. 640 (b. 580)
Pepin of Landen, Frankish lord (b. 580)
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Conrad, Duke of Thuringia
d. 906
Conrad the Elder, Frankish nobleman
Theophylact of Constantinople
d. 956 (b. 917)
Theophylact, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 917)
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Robert of Melun
d. 1167
Robert of Melun, English theologian and bishop
Eleanor of Castile (d. 1416)
d. 1416
Eleanor of Castile, queen consort of Navarre (b. c. 1363)
Vasili I of Russia
d. 1425 (b. 1371)
Vasili I of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1371)
William VIII of Montferrat
d. 1483 (b. 1420)
William VIII of Montferrat (b. 1420)
Johann Faber of Heilbronn
d. 1558 (b. 1504)
Johann Faber of Heilbronn, controversial Catholic preacher (b. 1504)
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Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
d. 1558 (b. 1524)
Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, German Noblewoman (b. 1524)
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Henry Dunster
d. 1659 (b. 1609)
Henry Dunster, English-American clergyman and academic (b. 1609)
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton
d. 1699 (b. 1625)
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1625)
John Evelyn
d. 1706 (b. 1620)
John Evelyn, English gardener and author (b. 1620)
Samuel Parris
d. 1720 (b. 1653)
Samuel Parris, English-American minister (b. 1653)
John Arbuthnot
d. 1735 (b. 1667)
John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath (d. 1735)
Count of St. Germain
d. 1784 (b. 1710)
Count of St. Germain, European adventurer (b. 1710)
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
d. 1795 (b. 1750)
Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (d. 1795)
Nicholas Biddle (banker)
d. 1844 (b. 1786)
Nicholas Biddle, American banker and politician (b. 1786)
Alexander Borodin
d. 1887 (b. 1833)
Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
Louis Vuitton (designer)
d. 1892 (b. 1821)
Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (d. 1892)
Breaker Morant
d. 1902 (b. 1864)
Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
Schofield Haigh
d. 1921 (b. 1871)
Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
Chandra Shekhar Azad
d. 1931 (b. 1906)
Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian activist (d. 1931)
Joshua W. Alexander
d. 1936 (b. 1852)
Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
Ivan Pavlov
d. 1936 (b. 1849)
Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
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Emily Malbone Morgan
d. 1937 (b. 1862)
Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, foundress of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862)
Kostis Palamas
d. 1943 (b. 1859)
Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1859)
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
d. 1956 (b. 1888)
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1888)
Orry-Kelly
d. 1964 (b. 1897)
Orry-Kelly, Australian-American costume designer (b. 1897)
Frankie Lymon
d. 1968 (b. 1942)
Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
Marius Barbeau
d. 1969 (b. 1883)
Marius Barbeau, Canadian ethnographer and academic (b. 1883)
Bill Everett
d. 1973 (b. 1917)
Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
John Dickson Carr
d. 1977 (b. 1905)
John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (b. 1905)
George Tobias
d. 1980 (b. 1901)
George Tobias, American actor (d. 1980)
Ray Ellington
d. 1985 (b. 1915)
Ray Ellington, English singer and drummer (b. 1916)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
d. 1985 (b. 1902)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1985)
J. Pat O'Malley
d. 1985 (b. 1904)
J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor and singer (b. 1904)
Jacques Plante
d. 1986 (b. 1929)
Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
Bill Holman (cartoonist)
d. 1987 (b. 1903)
Bill Holman, American cartoonist (b. 1903)
Joan Greenwood
d. 1987 (b. 1921)
Joan Greenwood, English actress (b. 1921)
Konrad Lorenz
d. 1989 (b. 1903)
Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)
S. I. Hayakawa
d. 1992 (b. 1906)
S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American academic and politician (d. 1992)
Lillian Gish
d. 1993 (b. 1893)
Lillian Gish, American actress (b. 1893)
George H. Hitchings
d. 1998 (b. 1905)
George H. Hitchings, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Horace Tapscott
d. 1999 (b. 1934)
Horace Tapscott American pianist and composer (b. 1934)
Spike Milligan
d. 2002 (b. 1918)
Spike Milligan, Irish actor, comedian, and writer (d. 2002)
John Lanchbery
d. 2003 (b. 1923)
John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
Fred Rogers
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Fred Rogers, American minister and television host (b. 1928)
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Yoshihiko Amino
d. 2004 (b. 1928)
Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian and academic (b. 1928)
Paul Sweezy
d. 2004 (b. 1910)
Paul Sweezy, American economist and publisher, founded the Monthly Review (d. 2004)
Otis Chandler
d. 2006 (b. 1927)
Otis Chandler, American publisher (b. 1927)
Robert Lee Scott, Jr.
d. 2006 (b. 1908)
Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 2006)
Linda Smith (comedian)
d. 2006 (b. 1958)
Linda Smith, English comedian and author (b. 1958)
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
d. 2007 (b. 1914)
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, German general (b. 1914)
William F. Buckley, Jr.
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
William F. Buckley, Jr., American author and journalist, founded the National Review (b. 1925)
Myron Cope
d. 2008 (b. 1929)
Myron Cope, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1929)
Nanaji Deshmukh
d. 2010 (b. 1916)
Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010)
Frank Buckles
d. 2011 (b. 1901)
Frank Buckles, American soldier (b. 1901)
Necmettin Erbakan
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish engineer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1926)
Duke Snider
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011)
Gary Winick
d. 2011 (b. 1961)
Gary Winick, American director and producer (b. 1961)
Ma Jiyuan
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Ma Jiyuan, Chinese general (b. 1921)
Tina Strobos
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Tina Strobos, Dutch physician and psychiatrist (b. 1920)
Helga Vlahović
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Helga Vlahović, Croatian journalist and producer (b. 1945)
Van Cliburn
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Van Cliburn, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
Ramon Dekkers
d. 2013 (b. 1969)
Ramon Dekkers, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist (d. 2013)
Dale Robertson
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Dale Robertson, American actor (d. 2013)
Adolfo Zaldívar
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Adolfo Zaldívar, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1943)
Aaron Allston
d. 2014 (b. 1960)
Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (b. 1960)
Terry Rand
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Terry Rand, American basketball player (b. 1934)
Boris Nemtsov
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Boris Nemtsov, Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2015)
Leonard Nimoy
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Leonard Nimoy, American actor (b. 1931)
Julio César Strassera
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Julio César Strassera, Argentinian lawyer and jurist (b. 1933)
Yi Cheol-seung
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Yi Cheol-seung, South Korean lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
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James Z. Davis
d. 2016 (b. 1943)
James Z. Davis, American lawyer and judge (b. 1943)