Famous Deaths In May - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1863 Edward Payson Chapin, Union brig general, dies at 31 on May - 27.
1876 Joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49
1887 On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86
1896 Allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies on this day in history.
1902 On this day in history jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies
1910 Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies on this day in history.
1914 On May - 27 joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies
1916 Joseph S Gallieni, General/military governor of Paris, dies on May - 27.
1918 Henry Adams, US literature historian (Esther), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1919 Death of Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian social activist (b. 1848) on May - 27.
1925 On May - 27 ed McKeever, pres (Bkln Dodgers), dies of pneumonia
1926 Death of SreÄko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (b. 1904) on this day in history.
1934 On May - 27 meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam street hawker, dies
1939 On this day in history joseph Roth, Austria journalist (Fluctuate ohne Ende), dies at 44
1941 AH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76 on May - 27.
1947 On May - 27 death of ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1949 Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY on May - 27.
1951 Thomas Blamey, soldier, dies on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history death of jesse Burkett, American baseball player (b. 1868)
1954 Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on May - 27.
1958 On May - 27 ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46
1960 On May - 27 edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65
1963 Death of Lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered on May - 27.
1964 Jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74 on May - 27.
1967 On May - 27 death of ernst Niekisch, German politician (b. 1889)
1968 On May - 27 little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30
1969 On May - 27 jeffrey Hunter, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43
1970 On this day in history emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78
1971 On May - 27 chips Rafferty, actor (Kona Coast, Walk into Hell), dies at 62
1975 Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53 on this day in history.
1976 On May - 27 ruth McDevitt, actress (Jo-All in the Family), dies at 80
1983 Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1984 Death of Vincent James McMahon, was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter on this day in history.
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