People who died on March 27 130
Rupert of Salzburg
d. 710 (b. 660)
Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660)
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Haymo of Halberstadt
d. 853 (b. 778)
Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (b. 778)
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Du Xiao
d. 913
Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang
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Empress Zhang (Later Liang)
d. 913
Zhang empress of Later Liang
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Alduin I of Angoulême
d. 916
Alduin I, Frankish nobleman
Hermann Billung
d. 973 (b. 900)
Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (b. 900)
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Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i
d. 1045
Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid vizier
George III of Georgia
d. 1184
Giorgi III, King of Georgia
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Maud Marshal
d. 1248 (b. 1192)
Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192)
Alfonso XI of Castile
d. 1350 (b. 1311)
Alfonso XI of Castile (d. 1350)
Pope Gregory XI
d. 1378 (b. 1336)
Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336)
Vasily II of Moscow
d. 1462 (b. 1415)
Vasily II of Moscow (b. 1415)
Janus Pannonius
d. 1472 (b. 1434)
Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (d. 1472)
Mary of Burgundy
d. 1482 (b. 1457)
Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)
Lütfi Pasha
d. 1564 (b. 1488)
Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1488)
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Girolamo Maggi
d. 1572
Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (b. c. 1523)
Theodor de Bry
d. 1598 (b. 1528)
Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (b. 1528)
Sigismund Báthory
d. 1613
Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Tran
Margaret of Valois
d. 1615 (b. 1553)
Margaret of Valois, Queen of France (d. 1615)
Benedetto Giustiniani
d. 1621 (b. 1554)
Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian clergyman (d. 1621)
Ulrik of Denmark (1578-1624)
d. 1624 (b. 1578)
Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578)
James VI and I
d. 1625 (b. 1566)
James VI and I of the United Kingdom (d. 1625)
Robert Naunton
d. 1635 (b. 1563)
Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)
Bernardino de Rebolledo
d. 1676 (b. 1597)
Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (b. 1597)
Abraham Mignon
d. 1679 (b. 1640)
Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (b. 1640)
Simon Bradstreet
d. 1697 (b. 1603)
Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1729 (b. 1679)
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1679)
Johann Stamitz
d. 1757 (b. 1717)
Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1757)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
d. 1770 (b. 1696)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696)
Gabriel Bibron
d. 1848 (b. 1805)
Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)
Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford
d. 1849 (b. 1776)
Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)
Wilhelm Beer
d. 1850 (b. 1797)
Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)
Jean-Jacques Ampère
d. 1864 (b. 1800)
Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)
James Harper (publisher)
d. 1869 (b. 1795)
James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico
d. 1875 (b. 1808)
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)
Edgar Quinet
d. 1875 (b. 1803)
Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)
George Gilbert Scott
d. 1878 (b. 1811)
George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)
Henry Taylor (dramatist)
d. 1886 (b. 1800)
Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)
John Bright
d. 1889 (b. 1811)
John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)
Carl Jacob Löwig
d. 1890 (b. 1803)
Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803)
Syed Ahmad Khan
d. 1898 (b. 1817)
Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817)
Joseph A. Campbell
d. 1900 (b. 1817)
Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817)
Piet Joubert
d. 1900
Piet Joubert, South African soldier and politician (b. 1831 or 1834)
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
d. 1910 (b. 1835)
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835)
Richard Montgomery Gano
d. 1913 (b. 1830)
Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830)
Henry Adams
d. 1918 (b. 1838)
Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (d. 1918)
Martin Sheridan
d. 1918 (b. 1881)
Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (d. 1918)
Harry Barron
d. 1921 (b. 1847)
Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)
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Nikolay Sokolov (composer)
d. 1922 (b. 1859)
Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)
James Dewar
d. 1923 (b. 1842)
James Dewar, Scottish-English chemist and physicist (d. 1923)
Carl Neumann
d. 1925 (b. 1832)
Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
Kick Kelly
d. 1926 (b. 1856)
Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856)
Georges Vézina
d. 1926 (b. 1887)
Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)
Joe Start
d. 1927 (b. 1842)
Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842)
Klaus Berntsen
d. 1927 (b. 1844)
Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1844)
Leslie Stuart
d. 1928 (b. 1863)
Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863)
Arnold Bennett
d. 1931 (b. 1867)
Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (d. 1931)
Francis William Reitz
d. 1934 (b. 1844)
Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)
William Stern (psychologist)
d. 1938 (b. 1871)
William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1871)
Michael Joseph Savage
d. 1940 (b. 1872)
Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872)
Julio González (sculptor)
d. 1942 (b. 1876)
Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876)
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway
d. 1943 (b. 1882)
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882)
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Vincent Hugo Bendix
d. 1945 (b. 1881)
Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)
Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil
d. 1945 (b. 1866)
Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866)
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Karl Groos
d. 1946 (b. 1861)
Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)
Elisheva Bikhovski
d. 1949 (b. 1888)
Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)
Kiichiro Toyoda
d. 1952 (b. 1894)
Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (d. 1952)
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
d. 1956 (b. 1894)
Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
Leon C. Phillips
d. 1958 (b. 1890)
Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)
Gregorio Marañón
d. 1960 (b. 1887)
Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)
Jaroslav Heyrovský
d. 1967 (b. 1890)
Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
Yuri Gagarin
d. 1968 (b. 1934)
Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)
Vladimir Seryogin
d. 1968 (b. 1922)
Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
Mikhail Kalatozov
d. 1973 (b. 1903)
Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903)
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Eduardo Santos
d. 1974 (b. 1888)
Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (b. 1888)
Arthur Bliss
d. 1975 (b. 1891)
Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)
Georg August Zinn
d. 1976 (b. 1901)
Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (b. 1901)
Shirley Graham Du Bois
d. 1977 (b. 1896)
Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (b. 1896)
Diana Hyland
d. 1977 (b. 1936)
Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977)
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
d. 1977 (b. 1927)
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (d. 1977)
Nat Bailey
d. 1978 (b. 1902)
Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot (d. 1978)
Sverre Farstad
d. 1978 (b. 1920)
Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1920)
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Steve Fisher (writer)
d. 1980 (b. 1912)
Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
Jakob Ackeret
d. 1981 (b. 1898)
Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (b. 1898)
Fazlur Khan
d. 1982 (b. 1929)
Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi engineer and architect, co-designed the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center (d. 1982)
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William Bowers
d. 1987 (b. 1916)
William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1916)
Charles Willeford
d. 1988 (b. 1919)
Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)
May Allison
d. 1989 (b. 1890)
May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
Malcolm Cowley
d. 1989 (b. 1898)
Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)
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Percy Beard
d. 1990 (b. 1908)
Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (b. 1908)
Aldo Ray
d. 1991 (b. 1926)
Aldo Ray, American actor (d. 1991)
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Colin Gibson (footballer, born 1923)
d. 1992 (b. 1923)
Colin Gibson, English footballer (b. 1923)
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Lang Hancock
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Lang Hancock, Australian soldier and businessman (d. 1992)
James E. Webb
d. 1992 (b. 1906)
James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (b. 1906)
Kamal Hassan Ali
d. 1993 (b. 1921)
Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1921)
Paul László
d. 1993 (b. 1900)
Paul László, Hungarian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1900)
Lawrence Wetherby
d. 1994 (b. 1908)
Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1908)
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René Allio
d. 1995 (b. 1924)
René Allio, French director and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Lane Dwinell
d. 1997 (b. 1906)
Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1906)
Ella Maillart
d. 1997 (b. 1903)
Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (b. 1903)
David McClelland
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1917)
Michael Aris
d. 1999 (b. 1946)
Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (b. 1946)
George Allen (ice hockey)
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
Ian Dury
d. 2000 (b. 1942)
Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
Milton Berle
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
Dudley Moore
d. 2002 (b. 1935)
Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (d. 2002)
Billy Wilder
d. 2002 (b. 1906)
Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Edwin Carr (composer)
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1926)
Robert Merle
d. 2004 (b. 1909)
Robert Merle, French author (b. 1909)
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Wilfred Gordon Bigelow
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (d. 2005)
Dan Curtis
d. 2006 (b. 1928)
Dan Curtis, American director and producer (d. 2006)
Stanisław Lem
d. 2006 (b. 1921)
Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish philosopher and author (d. 2006)
Rudolf Vrba
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Rudolf Vrba, Czech-Canadian pharmacologist and educator (d. 2006)
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Neil Williams (cricketer)
d. 2006 (b. 1962)
Neil Williams, English cricketer (d. 2006)
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Nancy Adams
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (b. 1926)
Paul Lauterbur
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
Jean-Marie Balestre
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008)
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Irving R. Levine
d. 2009 (b. 1922)
Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
Dick Giordano
d. 2010 (b. 1932)
Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932)
Clement Arrindell
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (b. 1931)
Farley Granger
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Farley Granger, American actor (d. 2011)
Adrienne Rich
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist, and feminist (d. 2012)
Hjalmar Andersen
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1923)
Yvonne Brill
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (b. 1924)
Fay Kanin
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
Richard N. Frye
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (b. 1920)
James R. Schlesinger
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2014)
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Johnny Helms
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (b. 1935)
T. Sailo
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (b. 1922)
Mother Angelica
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network (d. 2016)