Died On April 27th
Discover the most famous people who died on April 27. The list includes people like Ferdinand Magellan, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Kwame Nkrumah, Carlos Castaneda, Charles Alston. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, explorers, poets and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Austria and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 1480 AD
Birthplace: Sabrosa
Died: 1521
Birthdate: May 25, 1803
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1882
Birthdate: September 21, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nkroful
Died: 1972
Birthdate: April 25, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1965
Birthdate: June 25, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Died: 2018
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Antonio Gramsci(Italian Philosopher Best Known for His Theory of 'Cultural Hegemony')
Birthdate: January 22, 1891
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ales, Italy
Died: 1937
Birthdate: May 1, 1910
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 1986
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Verne Gagne
(American Amateur and Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: February 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Corcoran, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: May 27, 1815
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Canley, Coventry, England
Died: 1896
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Olivier Messiaen(One of the Major Composers, Organists and Ornithologists of the 20th Century Who Developed 'Modes of Limited Transposition')
Birthdate: December 10, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: 1992
Birthdate: March 6, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fullerton, California, United States
Died: 2015
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Katherine DeMille
(Actress)
Birthdate: June 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 1995
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: November 7, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Mstislav Rostropovich
(Conductor)
Birthdate: March 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: 2007
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Ruth Handler
(Businesswoman)
Birthdate: November 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 2002
Birthdate: November 28, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charlotte
Died: 1977
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Zebulon Pike
(Explorer, Military personnel)
Birthdate: January 5, 1779
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lamberton, New Jersey
Died: 1813
Birthdate: July 21, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Garrettsville, Ohio, United States
Died: 1932
Birthdate: February 15, 1896
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1970
Birthdate: July 21, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Maud Gonne
(English-born Irish Republican Revolutionary, Suffragette & Actress)
Birthdate: December 21, 1866
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tongham, England
Died: 1953
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Edmund Husserl(German Philosopher, Mathematician and Founder of Phenomenology)
Birthdate: April 8, 1859
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prostějov, Czechia
Died: 1938
Birthdate: October 25, 1958
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Marian Mercer
(Actress, Musician)
Birthdate: November 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 2011
Birthdate: 1212 AD
Birthplace: Tuscany, Italy
Died: 1272
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Daniel Daly
(Military Leader)
Birthdate: November 11, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York, United States
Died: 1937
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Fred Bear
(American Bow Hunter and Manufacturer)
Birthdate: March 5, 1902
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1988
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Gerard van Honthorst
(Painter)
Birthdate: November 4, 1592
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Died: 1656
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David Wilkerson
(Christian Evangelist Best Known for His Book 'The Cross and the Switchblad')
Birthdate: May 19, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hammond, Indiana, United States
Died: 2011
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Pope Leo XI
(Head of the Roman Catholic Church (April 1605))
Birthdate: June 2, 1535
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Florence
Died: 1605
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James Bruce
(Explorer, Archaeologist, Film editor, Botanist)
Birthdate: December 14, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stirling
Died: 1794
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Kenneth Tsang
(Actor who won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015)
Birthdate: September 2, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: 2022
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: September 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochefort, France
Died: 1998
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Kōnosuke Matsushita
(Founder of the Japan's Leading Consumer Electronics Company 'Panasonic')
Birthdate: November 27, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wakayama, Japan
Died: 1989
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Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
(Duke of Burgundy (1363 - 1404))
Birthdate: January 17, 1342
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pontoise
Died: 1404
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Frankie Manning
(Dancer and choreographer)
Birthdate: May 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Died: 2009
Birthdate: January 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2017
Birthdate: July 25, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Glendale, California, United States
Died: 2021
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Albert J. Beveridge
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 6, 1862
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Highland County, Ohio, United States
Died: 1927
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Willem Frederik Hermans
(One of the Most Prolific and Versatile Dutch Authors of the Twentieth Century)
Birthdate: September 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: 1995
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Maeda Toshiie
(Head of Maeda clan (1560–1599))
Birthdate: January 15, 1538
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Arako, Japan
Died: 1599
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Simeon of Russia
(Grand Prince of Moscow)
Birthdate: November 7, 1316
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1353
Birthdate: September 29, 1838
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1886
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Peter Wright
(The Longest-Serving Scientist of the MI5 Who Authored the Bestseller 'Spycatcher')
Birthdate: August 9, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chesterfield, England
Died: 1995
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Ernie Barnes
(American Artist and Professional Football Player)
Birthdate: July 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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William Jones
(British Philologist and Jurist Known for His Research on Oriental Languages)
Birthdate: September 28, 1746
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1794
Birthdate: 1959 AD
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: 2020
Birthdate: January 13, 1596
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 1656
Birthdate: December 14, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Perry, Florida, United States
Died: 2020
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Mark Weiser
(Computer scientist)
Birthdate: July 23, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1999