People who died on September 27 105
Pugu Huai'en
d. 765
Pugu Huai'en, Chinese general during the Tang Dynasty
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Gyeon Hwon
d. 936 (b. 867)
Gyeon Hwon, king of Hubaekje (b. 867)
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Vekenega
d. 1111
Vekenega, Croatian Benedictine abbess
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Richeza of Berg
d. 1125
Richeza of Berg, Duchess of Bohemia (b.c. 1095)
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Renaud de Courtenay
d. 1194 (b. 1125)
Renaud de Courtenay, Anglo-Norman nobleman (b. 1125)
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse
d. 1249 (b. 1197)
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (b. 1197)
William of Wykeham
d. 1404 (b. 1320)
William of Wykeham, English bishop (b. 1320)
Felice della Rovere
d. 1536 (b. 1483)
Felice della Rovere, illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II (b. 1483)
Emperor Go-Nara
d. 1557 (b. 1495)
Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)
Pope Urban VII
d. 1590 (b. 1521)
Pope Urban VII (b. 1521)
Piotr Skarga
d. 1612 (b. 1536)
Piotr Skarga, Polish Jesuit and polemicist (b. 1536)
Lorenzo Ruiz
d. 1637
Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino martyr and saint (b. 1600)
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
d. 1651 (b. 1573)
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1573)
Olimpia Maidalchini
d. 1657 (b. 1591)
Olimpia Maidalchini, Roman noble (b. 1591)
Vincent de Paul
d. 1660 (b. 1581)
Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (b. 1581)
Robert Arnauld d'Andilly
d. 1674 (b. 1589)
Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (b. 1589)
Pope Innocent XII
d. 1700 (b. 1615)
Pope Innocent XII (b. 1615)
George Smalridge
d. 1719 (b. 1662)
George Smalridge, English bishop (b. 1662)
Laurence Eusden
d. 1730 (b. 1688)
Laurence Eusden, English poet and author (b. 1688)
Peter Artedi
d. 1735 (b. 1705)
Peter Artedi, Swedish ichthyologist and zoologist (b. 1705)
Hugh Boulter
d. 1742 (b. 1672)
Hugh Boulter, Irish archbishop (b. 1672)
Étienne Bézout
d. 1783 (b. 1730)
Étienne Bézout, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1730)
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
d. 1832 (b. 1781)
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author (b. 1781)
Ram Mohan Roy
d. 1833 (b. 1772)
Ram Mohan Roy, Indian humanitarian and reformer (b. 1772)
Bernard Courtois
d. 1838 (b. 1777)
Bernard Courtois, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1777)
Braxton Bragg
d. 1876 (b. 1817)
Braxton Bragg, American general (b. 1817)
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Charles Gordon Greene
d. 1886 (b. 1804)
Charles Gordon Greene, American journalist and politician (b. 1804)
Ivan Goncharov
d. 1891 (b. 1812)
Ivan Goncharov, Russian author and critic (b. 1812)
Thomas Joseph Byrnes
d. 1898 (b. 1860)
Thomas Joseph Byrnes, Australian politician, 12th Premier of Queensland (b. 1860)
Auguste Michel-Lévy
d. 1911 (b. 1844)
Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and academic (b. 1844)
Remy de Gourmont
d. 1915 (b. 1853)
Remy de Gourmont, French novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1858)
Edgar Degas
d. 1917 (b. 1834)
Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (b. 1834)
Adelina Patti
d. 1919 (b. 1843)
Adelina Patti, Italian-French opera singer (b. 1843)
Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)
d. 1921 (b. 1854)
Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer and educator (b. 1854)
Alan Gray
d. 1935 (b. 1855)
Alan Gray, English composer and organist (b. 1855)
Walter Benjamin
d. 1940 (b. 1892)
Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (b. 1892)
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
d. 1940 (b. 1857)
Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
Douglas Albert Munro
d. 1942 (b. 1919)
Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (d. 1942)
Aimee Semple McPherson
d. 1944 (b. 1890)
Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (d. 1944)
Gerald Finzi
d. 1956 (b. 1901)
Gerald Finzi, English composer and educator (b. 1901)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
d. 1956 (b. 1911)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American basketball player and golfer (b. 1911)
Sylvia Pankhurst
d. 1960 (b. 1882)
Sylvia Pankhurst, English activist (b. 1882)
Hilda Doolittle
d. 1960 (b. 1886)
Hilda Doolittle. American poet, novelist, and memoirist (b. 1886)
Clara Bow
d. 1965 (b. 1905)
Clara Bow, American actress (b. 1905)
William Stanier
d. 1965 (b. 1876)
William Stanier, English engineer, co-designed the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (b. 1876)
Felix Yusupov
d. 1967 (b. 1887)
Felix Yusupov, Russian husband of Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (b. 1887)
S. R. Ranganathan
d. 1972 (b. 1892)
S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (b. 1892)
Silvio Frondizi
d. 1974 (b. 1907)
Silvio Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and academic (b. 1907)
Jack Lang (Australian politician)
d. 1975 (b. 1876)
Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1876)
Gracie Fields
d. 1979 (b. 1898)
Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (b. 1898)
Jimmy McCulloch
d. 1979 (b. 1953)
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
Robert Montgomery (actor)
d. 1981 (b. 1904)
Robert Montgomery, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1904)
Wilfred Burchett
d. 1983 (b. 1911)
Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (b. 1911)
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Chronis Exarhakos
d. 1984 (b. 1932)
Chronis Exarhakos, Greek actor (b. 1932)
Lloyd Nolan
d. 1985 (b. 1902)
Lloyd Nolan, American actor (b. 1902)
Cliff Burton
d. 1986 (b. 1962)
Cliff Burton, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1962)
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Joe Hulme
d. 1991 (b. 1904)
Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1904)
Jimmy Doolittle
d. 1993 (b. 1896)
Jimmy Doolittle, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1896)
Fraser MacPherson
d. 1993 (b. 1928)
Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist and educator (b. 1928)
Mohammad Najibullah
d. 1996 (b. 1947)
Mohammad Najibullah, Afghan physician and politician, 7th President of Afghanistan (b. 1947)
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Walter Trampler
d. 1997 (b. 1915)
Walter Trampler, American viola player and educator (b. 1915)
Doak Walker
d. 1998 (b. 1927)
Doak Walker, American football player (b. 1927)
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Jean Lucas
d. 2003 (b. 1917)
Jean Lucas, French racing driver (b. 1927)
Donald O'Connor
d. 2003 (b. 1925)
Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)
John E. Mack
d. 2004 (b. 1929)
John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
Ronald Golias
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian and actor (b. 1929)
Mary Lee Settle
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (b. 1918)
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Helmut Kallmeyer
d. 2006 (b. 1910)
Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (d. 2006)
Dale Houston
d. 2007 (b. 1940)
Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
Kenji Nagai
d. 2007 (b. 1957)
Kenji Nagai, Japanese photographer and journalist (b. 1957)
Henri Pachard
d. 2008 (b. 1939)
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (b. 1939)
Ivan Dykhovichny
d. 2009 (b. 1947)
Ivan Dykhovichny, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1947)
Charles Snead Houston
d. 2009 (b. 1913)
Charles Houston, American physician and mountaineer (b. 1913)
William Safire
d. 2009 (b. 1929)
William Safire, American author and journalist (b. 1929)
George Blanda
d. 2010 (b. 1927)
George Blanda, American football player (b. 1927)
Balaji Sadasivan
d. 2010 (b. 1955)
Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Singapore (b. 1955)
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Trevor Taylor
d. 2010 (b. 1936)
Trevor Taylor, English race car driver (b. 1936)
David Croft (TV producer)
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
David Croft, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Imre Makovecz
d. 2011 (b. 1935)
Imre Makovecz, Hungarian architect (b. 1935)
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Johnny "Country" Mathis
d. 2011 (b. 1933)
Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
Eddie Bert
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Eddie Bert, American trombonist (b. 1922)
Herbert Lom
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Herbert Lom, Czech-English actor (b. 1917)
John Silber
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
John Silber, American academic and politician (b. 1926)
Sanjay Surkar
d. 2012 (b. 1959)
Sanjay Surkar, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1959)
Frank Wilson (musician)
d. 2012 (b. 1940)
Frank Wilson, American songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
Gates Brown
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Gates Brown, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
Oscar Castro-Neves
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Oscar Castro-Neves, Brazilian-American guitarist, composer, and conductor (b. 1940)
Elvin R. Heiberg III
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Elvin R. Heiberg III, American general and engineer (b. 1932)
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Tuncel Kurtiz
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Tuncel Kurtiz, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
A. C. Lyles
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
A. C. Lyles, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
Albert Naughton
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Albert Naughton, English rugby player (b. 1929)
Gaby Aghion
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Gaby Aghion, French fashion designer, founded Chloé (b. 1921)
Eugie Foster
d. 2014 (b. 1971)
Eugie Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1971)
Taylor Hardwick
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Taylor Hardwick, American architect and educator, designed Haydon Burns Library and Friendship Fountain Park (b. 1925)
Wally Hergesheimer
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Wally Hergesheimer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927)
Abdelmajid Lakhal
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Abdelmajid Lakhal, Tunisian actor and director (b. 1939)
James Traficant
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
Syed Ahmed (politician)
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Syed Ahmed, Indian author and politician, 16th Governor of Manipur (b. 1945)
Wilton Felder
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (b. 1940)
Pietro Ingrao
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1915)
Denise Lor
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Denise Lor, American singer and actress (b. 1929)
Kallen Pokkudan
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Kallen Pokkudan, Indian activist and author (b. 1937)
Frank Tyson
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach, and journalist (b. 1930)
David Hahn
d. 2016 (b. 1976)
David Hahn, American Boy Scout famous for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in a shed in his backyard (b. 1976)
Hugh Hefner
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises (b. 1926)