Died On March 27th

Discover the most famous people who died on March 27. The list includes people like M. C. Escher, Dudley Moore, Milton Berle, Billy Wilder, Margaret of Valois. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, political leaders, non-fiction writers and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.
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 1 
King James I
(King of Scotland)
King James I
56
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 19, 1566
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Died: 1625
 2 
Yuri Gagarin
(Soviet Pilot and Cosmonaut Who Became the First Man to Travel into Outer Space)
Yuri Gagarin
34
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Klushino, Russia
Died: 1968
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 3 
Dudley Moore
(Actor, Comedian and One of the Four Writer-Performers in the Comedy Revue ‘Beyond the Fringe’)
Dudley Moore
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 19, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2002
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 4 
Milton Berle
(American Actor and Comedian Who Became the First Major American Television Star)
Milton Berle
10
Birthdate: July 12, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: 2002
 5 
M. C. Escher
(Dutch Graphic Artist Best Known for His Works: ‘Hand with Reflecting Sphere’, ‘Relativity’ and ‘Waterfall’)
M. C. Escher
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 17, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died: 1972
 6 
Billy Wilder
(One of the Most Brilliant and Versatile Filmmakers of 'Classic Hollywood Cinema' With a Career Spanning Five Decades)
Billy Wilder
4
Birthdate: June 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sucha Beskidzka, Poland
Died: 2002
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
Diana Hyland
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Mickey Lubitch’ in the Film ‘The Boy in the Plastic Bubble’)
Diana Hyland
7
Birthdate: January 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
Died: 1977
 8 
Madeleine Astor
(Socialite)
Madeleine Astor
17
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 19, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1940
 9 
Michael Gough
(Actor)
Michael Gough
5
Birthdate: November 23, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kuala Lumpur
Died: 2011
 10 
Farley Granger
(Actor)
Farley Granger
1
Birthdate: July 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Jose, California, USA
Died: 2011
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 11 
Adrienne Rich
(American poet)
Adrienne Rich
14
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: 2012
 12 
Aldo Ray
(Actor)
Aldo Ray
5
Birthdate: September 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1991
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 13 
Ian Dury
(Singer)
Ian Dury
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 12, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died: 2000
 14 
Stanisław Lem
(Polish Novelist Best Known for His Novel 'Solaris')
Stanisław Lem
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lviv, Ukraine
Died: 2006
 15 
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(Indian Islamic Reformer and Educationist Who Founded the ‘Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College’, the First Muslim University in Southern Asia)
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
29
Birthdate: October 17, 1817
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: 1898
 16 
Margaret of Valois
(Queen Consort of France (1589 - 1599), Queen Consort of Navarre (1572 - 1599))
Margaret of Valois
2
Birthdate: May 14, 1553
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died: 1615
 17 
Mary of Burgundy
(Former Duchess of Burgundy (1477 - 1482))
Mary of Burgundy
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 13, 1457
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1482
 18 
Howard Schnellenberger
(American Football Coach)
Howard Schnellenberger
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 16, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Meinrad, Indiana, United States
Died: 2021
 19 
Fazlur Rahman Khan
(Structural Engineer and Architect Known for His Innovations in High-Rise Building Construction)
Fazlur Rahman Khan
14
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 3, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died: 1982
 20 
Stéphane Audran
(Actress)
Stéphane Audran
0
Birthdate: November 8, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: 2018
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 21 
Henry Adams
(Historian Known for His Work 'The History of the United States of America 1801–1817')
Henry Adams
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 16, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1918
 22 
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
(Painter, Printmaker)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1
Birthdate: March 5, 1696
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1770
 23 
James Dewar
(Scottish Chemist and Physicist Best Known for His Invention of the 'Vacuum Flask')
James Dewar
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 20, 1842
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kincardine, Scotland
Died: 1923
 24 
Joseph Lowery
(Former American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr.)
Joseph Lowery
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 6, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Died: 2020
 25 
George Gilbert Scott
(British Architect)
George Gilbert Scott
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: July 13, 1811
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Parsonage, Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 1878
 26 
Kate Reid
(Actress)
Kate Reid
0
Birthdate: November 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1993
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 27 
Eve Meyer
(Actor, Film producer, Playboy Playmate, Model)
Eve Meyer
4
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: December 13, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Griffin
Died: 1977
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 28 
Pope Gregory XI
(Former head of the Catholic Church and Bishop of Rome)
Pope Gregory XI
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1329 AD
Birthplace: Saint-Julien-Maumont, France
Died: 1378
 29 
Shirley Graham Du Bois
(Author)
Shirley Graham Du Bois
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 11, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: 1977
 30 
Ahmed Zaki
(Actor)
Ahmed Zaki
2
Birthdate: November 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zagazig, Egypt
Died: 2005
 31 
Vasily Smyslov
(Russian Chess Grandmaster)
Vasily Smyslov
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 24, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 2010
 32 
David McClelland
(Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist)
David McClelland
3
Birthdate: May 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mount Vernon
Died: 1998
 33 
Mother Angelica
(American Roman Catholic Nun)
Mother Angelica
5
Birthdate: April 20, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Canton, Ohio, United States
Died: 2016
 34 
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
(Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death)
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 11, 1679
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Innsbruck, Austria
Died: 1729
 35 
Hot Rod Hundley
(Basketball player, Journalist)
Hot Rod Hundley
0
Birthdate: October 26, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 36 
H. R. F. Keating
(Fiction writer)
H. R. F. Keating
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 31, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint Leonards, England
Died: 2011
 37 
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
(Queen)
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
0
Birthdate: April 27, 1650
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Died: 1714
 38 
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
(Entrepreneur, Engineer)
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 19, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wiener Neustadt
Died: 1998
 39 
Hubert Schiffer
(Priest)
Hubert Schiffer
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 15, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Germany
Died: 1982
 40 
George Tooker
(Fine Art Artist)
George Tooker
0
Birthdate: August 5, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2011
 41 
Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli
(Biographer)
Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1800 AD
Birthplace: Ravenna, Italy
Died: 1873
 42 
Paul Lauterbur
(Chemist)
Paul Lauterbur
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sidney, Ohio, United States
Died: 2007
 43 
Cass Canfield
(Publisher)
Cass Canfield
0
Birthdate: April 26, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1986
 44 
Ella Maillart
(Swiss Alpine Skier and Sailor)
Ella Maillart
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 20, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: 1997
 45 
William Stern
(Psychologist)
William Stern
0
Birthdate: April 29, 1871
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1938
 46 
Yvonne Brill
(Rocket Scientist)
Yvonne Brill
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Died: 2013
 47 
Maurizio Gucci
(Former Head of 'Gucci' Fashion House Who was Assassinated by a Hitman Hired by His Former Wife)
Maurizio Gucci
27
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 26, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1995
 48 
Susan Blow
(Educator)
Susan Blow
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 1916
 49 
Paul Zindel
(Playwright)
Paul Zindel
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 15, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2003
 50 
Jaroslav Heyrovský
(Chemist)
Jaroslav Heyrovský
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 20, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague
Died: 1967