Died On May 27th
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Discover the most famous people who died on May 27. The list includes people like Jawaharlal Nehru, John Calvin, Niccolo Paganini, Robert Koch, Luciano Berio. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, political leaders, physicists and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & France and many more countries.
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John Calvin(French Theologian, Pastor and Reformer in Geneva During the Protestant Reformation)
Birthdate: July 10, 1509
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Noyon, France
Died: 1564
2
Gregg Allman(Member of the Rock Band 'The Allman Brothers Band')
Birthdate: December 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2017
Birthdate: October 5, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2011
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Niccolo Paganini(Italian Violinist and Composer Best Known for His Work '24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1')
Birthdate: October 27, 1782
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Genoa
Died: 1840
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Jeffrey Hunter
(Actor Known for His 1965 Role as 'Captain Christopher Pike' in the Original Pilot Episode of 'Star Trek')
Birthdate: November 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1969
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: December 11, 1843
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Died: 1910
Birthdate: November 14, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Allahabad
Died: 1964
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Paul Gleason(Best Known for His Role as ‘Dr. David Thornton’ in TV Series ‘All My Children’)
Birthdate: May 4, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Gil Scott-Heron
(Poet and Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: April 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: 1490 AD
Birthplace: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Died: 1559
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Maurice Richard
(Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Player)
Birthdate: August 4, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2000
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Craig Heyward
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: September 26, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: October 5, 1640
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lussac-les-Châteaux, France
Died: 1707
Birthdate: July 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Died: 2013
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Joseph Smith Jr.(Religious Leader and Founder of 'Mormonism' and the Latter Day Saint Movement)
Birthdate: December 23, 1805
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sharon, Vermont, United States
Died: 1844
Birthdate: February 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Margo Dydek(Polish Basketball Player Who Played as a Center)
Birthdate: April 28, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 2011
Height: 7'2" (218 cm)
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Robert Ripley
(American Cartoonist and Creator of the Newpaper Panel Series 'Ripley’s Believe It or Not!')
Birthdate: February 25, 1890
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Died: 1949
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Luciano Berio(Italian Composer Noted for His Pioneering Work in Electronic Music)
Birthdate: October 24, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oneglia, Imperia, Italy
Died: 2003
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Joseph Swan
(Chemist, Physicist, Inventor)
Birthdate: October 31, 1828
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sunderland
Died: 1914
Birthdate: December 25, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Heidelberg
Died: 1988
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Simeon I of Bulgaria
(Ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927)
Birthdate: 0864 AD
Birthplace: Bulgaria
Died: 0927
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Arseny Tarkovsky
(Poet, Translator)
Birthdate: June 24, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
Died: 1989
Birthdate: September 28, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.
(Officer)
Birthdate: October 1, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 1948
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Evans Carlson
(Military General)
Birthdate: February 26, 1896
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sidney, New York
Died: 1947
Birthdate: February 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tivoli, Italy
Died: 2013
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Red Rodney
(Jazz Trumpeter)
Birthdate: September 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1994
Birthdate: September 26, 1733
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Died: 1819
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Eliza Lucas
(American Businesswomen, Scientist and Writer)
Birthdate: December 28, 1722
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Died: 1793
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Joseph Roth
(Austrian Journalist and Novelist, Best Known for His Family Saga Novel 'Radetzky March')
Birthdate: September 2, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brody, Ukraine
Died: 1939
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Massimo Vignelli
(Graphic designer, Architect, University teacher)
Birthdate: January 10, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milan
Died: 2014
Birthdate: June 30, 1919
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bristow, Iowa, United States
Died: 2007
Birthdate: January 4, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Died: 1949
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Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
(Egyptian Writer, Translator, Teacher, Intellectual, and Egyptologist)
Birthdate: 1801 AD
Birthplace: Tahta, Egypt
Died: 1873
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François-Noël Babeuf
(French Revolutionary and Journalist)
Birthdate: November 23, 1760
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Quentin
Died: 1797
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Lilian Swann Saarinen
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: April 17, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1995
Birthdate: January 19, 1894
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oster, Ukraine
Died: 1962
Birthdate: 1690 AD
Birthplace: Strongoli, Italy
Died: 1730
Birthdate: 0972 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: 1058
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James Montgomery Flagg
(Artist, Painter, Illustrator)
Birthdate: June 18, 1877
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pelham Manor
Died: 1960
Birthdate: October 4, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ajanur
Died: 1978
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Gordon Coates
(Prime minister)
Birthdate: February 3, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ruatuna, Tinopai, New Zealand
Died: 1943
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: July 17, 1714
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1762
Birthdate: April 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Flintsbach am Inn, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 1993
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Elisabeth Wiedemann
(Actress)
Birthdate: April 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bassum, Germany
Died: 2015
Birthdate: September 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Swansea, Wales
Died: 2009
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Friedrich Hirzebruch
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: October 17, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamm, Germany
Died: 2012
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Robert Torrens
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1780 AD
Birthplace: Hervey Hill, Ireland
Died: 1864
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Thomas Müntzer
(German Preacher and Theologian of the Early Reformation)
Birthdate: 1489 AD
Birthplace: Stolberg, Südharz, Germany
Died: 1525