People who died on July 27 106
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Abdallah II of Ifriqiya
d. 903
Abdallah II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir
Chai Rong
d. 959
Chai Rong, emperor of Later Zhou
Pope Nicholas II
d. 1061
Nicholas II, pope of the Catholic Church
Conrad II of Italy
d. 1101 (b. 1074)
Conrad II, king of Italy (b. 1074)
Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester
d. 1101
Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester (b. c. 1047)
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Geoffrey, Count of Nantes
d. 1158 (b. 1134)
Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou (b. 1134)
James I of Aragon
d. 1276 (b. 1208)
James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria
d. 1365 (b. 1339)
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (b. 1339)
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1469)
d. 1469 (b. 1423)
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1423)
Giovanni Sforza
d. 1510 (b. 1466)
Giovanni Sforza, Italian condottiere (b. 1466)
Salomo Glassius
d. 1656 (b. 1593)
Salomo Glassius, German theologian and critic (b. 1593)
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
d. 1675 (b. 1611)
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (d. 1675)
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
d. 1759 (b. 1698)
Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1698)
Robert Dinwiddie
d. 1770 (b. 1693)
Robert Dinwiddie, Scottish merchant and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1693)
Mikhail Lermontov
d. 1841 (b. 1814)
Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and painter (b. 1814)
John Dalton
d. 1844 (b. 1766)
John Dalton, English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (d. 1844)
William Lowndes Yancey
d. 1863 (b. 1813)
William Lowndes Yancey, American journalist and politician (b. 1813)
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Jean-Joseph Dassy
d. 1865 (b. 1791)
Jean-Joseph Dassy, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
Aleksander Kunileid
d. 1875 (b. 1845)
Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1845)
Albertus van Raalte
d. 1876 (b. 1811)
Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-born American minister and author (b. 1811)
Montgomery Blair
d. 1883 (b. 1813)
Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (b. 1813)
Charles Fryatt
d. 1916 (b. 1872)
Charles Fryatt, English captain (b. 1872)
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William Jonas
d. 1916
William Jonas, English footballer (d. 1890)
Emil Theodor Kocher
d. 1917 (b. 1841)
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
Myrddin Fardd
d. 1921 (b. 1836)
Myrddin Fardd, Welsh writer and antiquarian scholar (b. 1836)
Ferruccio Busoni
d. 1924 (b. 1866)
Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
Auguste Forel
d. 1931 (b. 1848)
Auguste Forel, Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, and psychiatrist (d. 1931)
Tom Crean (explorer)
d. 1938 (b. 1877)
Tom Crean, Irish seaman and explorer (b. 1877)
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Alfred Henry O'Keeffe
d. 1941 (b. 1858)
Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (b. 1858)
Karl Pärsimägi
d. 1942 (b. 1902)
Karl Pärsimägi, Estonian painter (b. 1902)
Gertrude Stein
d. 1946 (b. 1874)
Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)
Woolf Barnato
d. 1948 (b. 1895)
Woolf Barnato, English race car driver and financier (d. 1948)
Joe Tinker
d. 1948 (b. 1880)
Joe Tinker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
Dorothea Bleek
d. 1948 (b. 1873)
Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (b. 1873)
Paul Kogerman
d. 1951 (b. 1891)
Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1891)
Claire Lee Chennault
d. 1958 (b. 1893)
Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (d. 1958)
Julie Vinter Hansen
d. 1960 (b. 1890)
Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic (b. 1890)
Richard Aldington
d. 1962 (b. 1892)
Richard Aldington, English poet and author (b. 1892)
James H. Kindelberger
d. 1962 (b. 1895)
James H. Kindelberger, American pilot and businessman (b. 1895)
Hooks Dauss
d. 1963 (b. 1889)
Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (d. 1963)
Winifred Lenihan
d. 1964 (b. 1898)
Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (b. 1898)
Daniel-Rops
d. 1965 (b. 1901)
Daniel-Rops, French historian and author (b. 1901)
Babe Adams
d. 1968 (b. 1882)
Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
António de Oliveira Salazar
d. 1970 (b. 1889)
António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1889)
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Charlie Tully
d. 1971 (b. 1924)
Charlie Tully, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1924)
Alfred Duraiappah
d. 1975 (b. 1926)
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1926)
Bob Heffron
d. 1978 (b. 1890)
Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1978)
Willem van Otterloo
d. 1978 (b. 1907)
Willem van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1907)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
d. 1980 (b. 1919)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian king (b. 1919)
William Wyler
d. 1981 (b. 1902)
William Wyler, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
James Mason
d. 1984 (b. 1909)
James Mason, English actor (b. 1909)
Smoky Joe Wood
d. 1985 (b. 1889)
Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player and coach (b. 1889)
Travis Jackson
d. 1987 (b. 1903)
Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1903)
Frank Zamboni
d. 1988 (b. 1901)
Frank Zamboni, American inventor and businessman, founded the Zamboni Company (b. 1901)
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Bobby Day
d. 1990 (b. 1928)
Bobby Day, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1928)
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René Toribio
d. 1990 (b. 1912)
René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (b. 1912)
John Friedrich (fraudster)
d. 1991 (b. 1950)
Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (d. 1991)
Max Dupain
d. 1992 (b. 1911)
Max Dupain, Australian photographer and educator (b. 1911)
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Tzeni Karezi
d. 1992
Tzeni Karezi, Greek actress and screenwriter
Reggie Lewis
d. 1993 (b. 1965)
Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (b. 1965)
Kevin Carter
d. 1994 (b. 1960)
Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist (d. 1994)
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Melih Esenbel
d. 1995 (b. 1915)
Melih Esenbel, Turkish politician and diplomat, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
Rick Ferrell
d. 1995 (b. 1905)
Rick Ferrell, American baseball player and coach (b. 1905)
Miklós Rózsa
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American composer and conductor (b. 1907)
Binnie Barnes
d. 1998 (b. 1903)
Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (b. 1903)
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov
d. 1999 (b. 1912)
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999)
Harry Edison
d. 1999 (b. 1915)
Harry Edison, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)
Gordon Solie
d. 2000 (b. 1929)
Gordon Solie, American sportscaster (b. 1929)
Rhonda Sing
d. 2001 (b. 1961)
Rhonda Sing, Canadian wrestler (b. 1961)
Leon Wilkeson
d. 2001 (b. 1952)
Leon Wilkeson, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1952)
Vance Hartke
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Vance Hartke, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
Bob Hope
d. 2003 (b. 1903)
Bob Hope, English-American actor, comedian, television personality, and businessman (b. 1903)
Al Held
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Al Held, American painter and academic (b. 1928)
Marten Toonder
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Marten Toonder, Dutch author and illustrator (b. 1912)
Maryann Mahaffey
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Maryann Mahaffey, American academic and politician (b. 1925)
James Oyebola
d. 2007 (b. 1961)
James Oyebola, Nigerian-English boxer (b. 1961)
Youssef Chahine
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Youssef Chahine, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Horst Stein
d. 2008 (b. 1928)
Horst Stein, German-born Swiss conductor (b. 1928)
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Isaac Saba Raffoul
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican businessman (b. 1923)
Maury Chaykin
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor (b. 1949)
Jack Tatum
d. 2010 (b. 1948)
Jack Tatum, American football player (b. 1948)
Norman Alden
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Norman Alden, American actor (b. 1924)
R. G. Armstrong
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (b. 1917)
Darryl Cotton
d. 2012 (b. 1949)
Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
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Geoffrey Hughes
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Geoffrey Hughes, English actor (b. 1944)
Tony Martin (American singer)
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Tony Martin, American actor and singer (b. 1913)
Jack Taylor (referee)
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (b. 1930)
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Fernando Alonso (dancer)
d. 2013 (b. 1914)
Fernando Alonso, Cuban dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (b. 1914)
Lindy Boggs
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Lindy Boggs, American politician and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (b. 1916)
Bud Day
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)
Kidd Kraddick
d. 2013 (b. 1959)
Kidd Kraddick, American radio host (b. 1959)
Ilya Segalovich
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Ilya Segalovich, Russian businessman, co-founded Yandex (b. 1964)
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Richard Bolt (RNZAF officer)
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Richard Bolt, New Zealand air marshal and pilot (b. 1923)
George Freese
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
George Freese, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
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Wallace Jones
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
Francesco Marchisano
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
Paul Schell
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (d. 2014)
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Rickey Grundy
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Rickey Grundy, American singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (b. 1931)
Samuel Pisar
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Samuel Pisar, Polish-born American lawyer and author (b. 1929)
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Anthony Shaw
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Anthony Shaw, English general (b. 1930)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer and educator
James Alan McPherson
d. 2016 (b. 1943)
James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (d. 2016)
Jerry Doyle
d. 2016 (b. 1956)
Jerry Doyle, American actor and talk show host (b. 1956)
Piet de Jong
d. 2016 (b. 1915)
Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Minister of Defence (1963-67), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967-71) (b. 1915)
Sam Shepard
d. 2017 (b. 1943)
Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (b.1943)