People who died on October 27 107
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Æthelstan
d. 939 (b. 894)
Æthelstan, English king (b. 894)
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Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia
d. 1269
Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (b. c.1220)
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Walter de Merton
d. 1277
Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor of England
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Beatrice of Castile (1242-1303)
d. 1303
Beatrice of Castile, wife of King Afonso III of Portugal
John II, Duke of Brabant
d. 1312 (b. 1275)
John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
d. 1326 (b. 1261)
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (b. 1262)
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Elizabeth de Burgh
d. 1327
Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert the Bruce
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Mahaut, Countess of Artois
d. 1329 (b. 1268)
Mahaut, Countess of Artois (b. 1268)
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Abulfeda
d. 1331 (b. 1273)
Abulfeda, Arab historian and geographer (b. 1273)
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Vytautas
d. 1430 (b. 1350)
Vytautas, Lithuanian ruler (b. 1350)
Albert II of Germany
d. 1439 (b. 1397)
Albert II of Germany (b. 1397)
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Margery Jourdemayne
d. 1441
Margery Jourdemayne, executed for treasonable witchcraft
Ulugh Beg
d. 1449 (b. 1394)
Ulugh Beg, Persian astronomer, mathematician and sultan (b. 1394)
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Rodolphus Agricola
d. 1485 (b. 1443)
Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch philosopher, poet and educator (b. 1443)
Ivan III of Russia
d. 1505 (b. 1440)
Ivan III of Russia (b. 1440)
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George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros
d. 1513
George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros, English nobleman
Michael Servetus
d. 1553 (b. 1511)
Michael Servetus, Spanish physician and theologian (b. 1511)
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Lope de Aguirre
d. 1561 (b. 1510)
Lope de Aguirre, Spanish explorer (b. 1510)
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Laurentius Petri
d. 1573 (b. 1499)
Laurentius Petri, Swedish archbishop (b. 1499)
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Akbar
d. 1605 (b. 1542)
Akbar, Mughal emperor (b. 1542)
Gabriel Báthory
d. 1613 (b. 1589)
Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1589)
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Ralph Winwood
d. 1617 (b. 1563)
Ralph Winwood, English lawyer and politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1563)
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Robert Hubert
d. 1666 (b. 1640)
Robert Hubert, French watchmaker (b. 1640)
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Vavasor Powell
d. 1670 (b. 1617)
Vavasor Powell, Welsh minister (b. 1617)
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Hallgrímur Pétursson
d. 1674 (b. 1614)
Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic minister and poet (b. 1614)
Gilles de Roberval
d. 1675 (b. 1602)
Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
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John Cook (governor)
d. 1789 (b. 1730)
John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)
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Santō Kyōden
d. 1816 (b. 1761)
Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)
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Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
d. 1880 (b. 1822)
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)
Arthur Rhys-Davids
d. 1917 (b. 1897)
Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
Warren Wood
d. 1926 (b. 1887)
Warren Wood, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)
Squizzy Taylor
d. 1927 (b. 1888)
Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888)
Théodore Tuffier
d. 1929 (b. 1857)
Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857)
Ellen Hayes
d. 1930 (b. 1851)
Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)
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Ernest Eldridge
d. 1935 (b. 1897)
Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897)
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Helmuth Hübener
d. 1942 (b. 1925)
Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925)
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William Fay
d. 1947 (b. 1872)
William Fay, Irish actor and producer (d. 1947)
Marcel Cerdan
d. 1949 (b. 1916)
Marcel Cerdan, Algerian-French boxer (b. 1916)
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Thomas Wass
d. 1953 (b. 1873)
Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
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James McGirr
d. 1957 (b. 1890)
James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890)
Rudolf Anderson
d. 1962 (b. 1927)
Rudolf Anderson, American soldier and pilot (b. 1927)
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Enrico Mattei
d. 1962 (b. 1906)
Enrico Mattei, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1906)
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Lise Meitner
d. 1968 (b. 1878)
Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1968)
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C. P. Ramanujam
d. 1974 (b. 1938)
C. P. Ramanujam, Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)
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Rex Stout
d. 1975 (b. 1886)
Rex Stout, American detective novelist (d. 1975)
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Deryck Cooke
d. 1976 (b. 1919)
Deryck Cooke, English musicologist and author (b. 1919)
James M. Cain
d. 1977 (b. 1892)
James M. Cain, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
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Judy LaMarsh
d. 1980 (b. 1924)
Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1980)
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
d. 1980 (b. 1899)
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
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Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
d. 1982 (b. 1895)
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (b. 1895)
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Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)
d. 1988 (b. 1914)
Charles Hawtrey, English actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1914)
Xavier Cugat
d. 1990 (b. 1900)
Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American violinist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1900)
Jacques Demy
d. 1990 (b. 1931)
Jacques Demy, French actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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Elliott Roosevelt
d. 1990 (b. 1910)
Elliott Roosevelt, American general and author (b. 1910)
Ugo Tognazzi
d. 1990 (b. 1922)
Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
George Barker (poet)
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
George Barker, English author and poet (b. 1913)
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David Bohm
d. 1992 (b. 1917)
David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher (d. 1992)
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Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
d. 1992 (b. 1969)
Allen R. Schindler, Jr. American sailor (b. 1969)
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Arthur Tremblay
d. 1996 (b. 1917)
Arthur Tremblay, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
Robert Mills (physicist)
d. 1999 (b. 1927)
Robert Mills, American physicist and academic (b. 1927)
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Charlotte Perriand
d. 1999 (b. 1903)
Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (b. 1903)
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Walter Berry (bass-baritone)
d. 2000 (b. 1929)
Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Austrian lyric bass-baritone (b. 1929)
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Pradeep Kumar
d. 2001 (b. 1925)
Pradeep Kumar, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)
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Tom Dowd
d. 2002 (b. 1925)
Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (b. 1925)
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Valve Pormeister
d. 2002 (b. 1922)
Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (b. 1922)
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Rod Roddy
d. 2003 (b. 1937)
Rod Roddy, American game show announcer (b. 1937)
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Stephanie Tyrell
d. 2003 (b. 1949)
Stephanie Tyrell, American songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
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Lester Lanin
d. 2004 (b. 1907)
Lester Lanin, American bandleader (b. 1907)
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Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva
d. 2004 (b. 1974)
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)
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Zdenko Runjić
d. 2004 (b. 1942)
Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
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Jerry Cooke (photographer)
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Jerry Cooke, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1921)
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Jozsef Gregor
d. 2006 (b. 1940)
Jozsef Gregor, Hungarian opera singer (b. 1940)
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Reko Lundán
d. 2006 (b. 1969)
Reko Lundán, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1969)
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Marlin McKeever
d. 2006 (b. 1940)
Marlin McKeever, American football player (b. 1940)
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Joe Niekro
d. 2006 (b. 1945)
Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006)
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Brad Will
d. 2006 (b. 1970)
Brad Will, American journalist and activist (b. 1970)
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Moira Lister
d. 2007 (b. 1923)
Moira Lister, South African actress (b. 1923)
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Chris Bryant (writer)
d. 2008 (b. 1936)
Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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Ray Ellis
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (b. 1923)
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Frank Nagai
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (b. 1932)
Roy Stewart
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (b. 1925)
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John David Carson
d. 2009 (b. 1952)
John David Carson, American actor (b. 1952)
August Coppola
d. 2009 (b. 1934)
August Coppola, American author and academic (b. 1934)
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David Shepherd (umpire)
d. 2009 (b. 1940)
David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)
Néstor Kirchner
d. 2010 (b. 1950)
Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (b. 1950)
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James Hillman
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
James Hillman, American psychologist and author (b. 1926)
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Robert Pritzker
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Robert Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded Marmon Group (b. 1926)
Terry Callier
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
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Angelo Maria Cicolani
d. 2012 (b. 1952)
Angelo Maria Cicolani, Italian engineer and politician (b. 1952)
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Regina Dourado
d. 2012 (b. 1952)
Regina Dourado, Brazilian actress (b. 1952)
Hans Werner Henze
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (b. 1926)
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Rodney S. Quinn
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Rodney S. Quinn, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th Secretary of State of Maine (b. 1923)
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Göran Stangertz
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Göran Stangertz, Swedish actor and director (b. 1944)
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Noel Davern
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Noel Davern, Irish lawyer and politician, Minister for Education and Skills (b. 1945)
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Leonard Herzenberg
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (d. 2013)
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Luigi Magni
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Luigi Magni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
Lou Reed
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)
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Michael Wilkes
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Michael Wilkes, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1940)
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Vinko Coce
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Vinko Coce, Croatian opera and pop singer (b. 1954)
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Daniel Boulanger
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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Shin Hae-chul
d. 2014 (b. 1968)
Shin Hae-chul, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1968)
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Starke Taylor
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, mayor of Dallas (b. 1922)
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Ayerdhal
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Ayerdhal, French author (b. 1959)
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Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (d. 2015)
Betsy Drake
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Betsy Drake, French-American actress and singer (b. 1923)
Philip French
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (b. 1933)
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Takahito, Prince Mikasa
d. 2016 (b. 1915)
Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (d. 2016)