Famous Deaths on March 27

March 27 Calendar

King James VI of Scotland (1567-1625) and James I of England and Ireland (1603-25), dies of dysentery at 58

1635 Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)
1668 Clemens Thieme, German Baroque composer, dies at 36
1679 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38
1697 Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate, last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, dies at 93
1701 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, French naval commander and national hero under Louis XIV, Marshal of France, dies at 58
1714 Anton Ulrich, German Duke of Brunswick and poet, dies at 80
1714 Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, queen of Denmark and Norway (1670-99), dies at 63
1757 Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer, dies at 39
1761 Johann Ludwig Steiner, Swiss composer, dies at 72
1769 Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60
1770 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian Venetian Rococo painter (Banquet of Cleopatra), dies at 73
1809 Joseph-Marie Vien, French court painter, dies at 92
1826 Jakob Haibel, Austrian composer, dies at 63
1827 François Alexandre Frédéric, French social reformer (b. 1747)
1836 James Fannin, Texas revolutionary (b. 1804)
1843 Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal, German jurist (b. 1769)
1848 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage), dies at 61
1849 Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (b. 1776)
1850 Wilhelm Beer, German banker and amateur astronomer (1st full map of the Moon), dies at 53
1864 Jean-Jacques Ampère, French scholar (b. 1800)
1865 Petrus Hoffman Peerlkamp, Dutch scholar (b. 1786)
1873 Amedée Simon Dominique Thierry, French journalist and historian (b. 1797)
1875 Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803)
1876 Hambletonian "daddy of 'em all", American top sire standardbred horse, dies after siring over 1,300 foals at 26 [1]
1878 Dobri Voynikov, Bulgarian teacher, playwright and journalist (The Phoney Civilization), dies at 44
1878 George Gilbert Scott, architect, dies
1889 John Bright, English reform politician and anti0war advocate, dies at 77
1889 Moritz Fürstenau, German composer, dies at 64
1894 Verney Lovett Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49
1897 Andreas Anagnostakis, Greek physician (b. 1826)
1898 Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian Muslim intellectual and one of the founding fathers of the Pakistan movement, dies at 80
1900 Pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69
1905 Mildred Childe Lee, American favourite daughter of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, dies at 59
1910 Alexander Agassiz, American biologist and geologist, dies at 74
1910 David Duffle Wood, American blind composer (organist and choir master at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church), dies at 72

American educator who pioneered kindergarten education and was known as the "Mother of the Kindergarten", dies at 72

1920 Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26
1922 Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, Russian composer, dies at 63
1923 James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet), dies at 80
1924 Walter Parratt, British organist and composer, dies at 83
1925 Carl Neumann, German mathematician and physicist (Neumann-functions), dies at 92
1927 Joe Start, American baseball player, dies at 84
1928 Leslie Stuart [Thomas Barrett], British musical theater composer (Florodora), dies at 64
1929 Samuil Shatunovsky, Ukrainian mathematician, dies at 70
1931 Arnold Bennett, English novelist (Anna of the Five Towns), dies at 63
1933 Lionel Palairet, British cricket batsman (2 Tests; Somerset CCC, Oxford Uni CC), dies at 62
1934 Francis William Reitz, 5th State President of the Orange Free State, dies at 89
1938 William Stern, German-American philosopher (Intelligence of Children), dies at 66
1939 Constance Lindsay Skinner, Quesnel British Columbia, Canadian author (Rivers of America), dies at 57

1943 Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, Russian test pilot (world speed record in BI-1 rocket plane), but killed in its crash at 35
1945 Jorgen Nielsen, Danish writer (romance), dies at 42
1947 Charles Smith, cricketer (batted for South Africa in 1902-03), dies
1948 Karel Candael, Flemish composer, dies at 64
1952 Kiichirō Toyoda, Japanese businessman and automobile maker (Toyota Motor Corporation). dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 57
1953 Narciso Garay, Panamanian composer, dies at 76
1956 Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84
1959 Grant Withers, American actor (Rio Grande, Oklahoma, Annie), commits suicide with sleeping pills at 54
1960 Ian Whyte, Scottish composer and conductor (BBC Scottish Orchestra), dies at 58
1961 Jack Kane, British-Canadian arrranger, composer, and orchestra leader (Steve & Eydie; Andy Williams Show), dies at 37
1967 David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), dies at 69
1967 Gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49
1967 Jim Thompson, American designer (Thai silk industry), disappears while walking in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands at 61

1969 B. Traven, German novelist ("The Death Ship"; "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre") who is cloaked in mystery and whose identity, real name and birthplace is disputed, dies at possibly 87
1972 M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist and lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73
1972 Sharkey Bonano, American jazz musician, dies at 67
1973 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, dies at 72
1973 Michael Kalatozov, Russian director and cinematographer (When the Cranes Fly), dies at 69
1975 Arthur Bliss, English composer (Olympians), dies at 83
1975 Gertrude Niesen, American actress, comedian, and songwriter (Start Cheering; Rookies on Parade), dies following a long illness at 63
1977 A. P. Hamann, American politician and city manager of San Jose, California, dies in the Tenerife airport disaster at 67
1977 Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41
1977 Eve Meyer, X actress (Immoral Mr Teas), dies in a plane crash at 46
1977 Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), dies at 89
1978 Dutch Zwilling, American baseball outfielder (Federal League HR all-time leader), dies at 89
1978 Wilfred Pickles, British actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73
1979 Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82
1981 Mao Dun [Shen Dehong], Chinese writer (Midnight), dies at 84
1982 Bob Ysaguirre, American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra), dies at 85
1982 Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect (Sears Tower, Chicago; John Hancock Center, Chicago; Metrodome, Minneapolis), dies of a heart attack at 52
1983 James Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at 75
1983 Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian composer, and pedagogue, dies at 76
1986 Cass Canfield, US publisher, dies at 88
1987 Bruno Kiefer, German-born Brazilian composer, dies at 63
1987 Lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director, dies at 90
1988 Jan van den Weghe, Flemish writer, dies at about 67
1989 May Allison, American actress (Youth for Salem Men of Steel), dies of respiratory failure at 98
1991 Aldo Ray [Da Re], American actor (God's Little Acre, Green Beret), dies of cancer at 64
1991 Elinor Remick Warren, American concert pianist and composer, dies at 91
1991 Leueen McGrath, actress (Edward My Son, Saint's Vacation), dies at 77
1991 Ralph Bates, British actor (Persecution, Graveyard), dies at 50
1992 Anita Colby [Counihan], American model, actress (Mary of Scotland; Cover Girl; Pepsi Cola Playhouse), beauty coach, and inventor (chair-bed), dies of lung disease at 77
1992 Easley Blackwood, Sr, American expert bridge player, and writer, dies at 89
1992 Gerry Duggan, Irish-Australian character actor dies at 81
1992 Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (Rondo Amoroso; Sinfonia Dolorosa), dies at 94
1992 James E. Webb, American government official (Administrator of NASA, 1961-68, James Webb S[ace Telescope named after him), dies of a heart attack at 85
1992 Martin Engelman, Dutch cartoonist, painter and graphic artist, dies at 68
1993 Carlos Gimenez, Argentine-Venezuelan director (Theater Festival of Caracas), dies at 47
1993 Clifford Jordan, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61
1993 Kate Reid, British actress (The Andromeda Strain, Heaven Help US), dies of cancer at 62
1993 Katherine Hynes De Groot, dies of stroke at 88
1994 Dennis Hartas, flier, dies at 69
1995 Albert Drach, Austrian-Jewish writer, dies at 92
1995 Bernard Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds), dies at 67
1995 Chet Gierlach, American music publisher, jazz and popular song composer ((The Funniest Bird I've Heard of) The Kiwi (Kee Wee) Bird), dies at 75
1995 Rene Allio, film Director, dies at 70
1996 Howie Wyeth, American drummer and pianist (Bob Dylan; Robert Gordon; Christine Lavin), dies of cardiac arrest at 51
1997 Ella Maillart, Swiss adventurer, travel writer, and sportsperson (Forbidden Journey), dies at 94
1998 David McClelland, American psychologist (b. 1917)
1998 Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (Porsche AG), dies at 88
2000 Ian Dury, English rock musician (The Blockheads) and actor (Judge Dredd), dies at 57
2001 Anthony Dexter [Walter Fleischmann], Canadian actor (The Phantom Planet, Captain John Smith and Pocahontas), dies at 88

Austrian-American filmmaker (Stalag 17: Some Like It Hot; The Lost Weekend; The Apartment), dies of pneumonia at 95

English comedian, actor (10; Arthur; Bedazzled), jazz pianist, and composer, dies of progressive supranuclear palsy and pneumonia at 66

2003 Daniel Ceccaldi, French actor (Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board), dies at 75
2003 Edwin Carr, New Zealand classical composer, dies at 76
2003 Paul Zindel, American writer (b. 1936)
2003 Ricardo Munguia, Salvadoran aid worker
2004 Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer, dies from injuires sustained in a single vehicle accident at 19
2005 Bob Casey, American baseball announcer (b. 1925)
2005 Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist, dies at 83
2005 Gwydion Brooke [Holbrooke], British bassoonist (Royal Philharmonic, 1946-1961), dies at 93
2005 Wilfred Bigelow, Canadian heart surgeon (b. 1913)
2006 Dan Curtis, American television producer and director (b. 1928)
2006 Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener, dies at 80
2006 Lyn Nofziger, American journalist and political advisor to Ronald Reagan, dies of cancer at 81
2006 Ruari McLean, British typographer (b. 1917)
2006 Stanisław Lem, Polish writer (b. 1921)
2007 Paul Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1929)
2008 George Pruteanu, Romanian literary critic and politician (b. 1947)
2008 Jean-Marie Balestre, French president of motor sport's FIA, dies at 86
2009 Irving R. Levine, American journalist (NBC News), dies at 86
2009 Jack Dreyfus, American businessman (b. 1913)
2010 Stan Parris, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1973-74, 81-91), dies at 80
2010 Vasily Smyslov, Russian grandmaster (b. 1921)
2011 Farley Granger, American actor (Arnold, Rope, Deathmask), dies at 85
2012 Adrienne Rich, American feminist poet and essayist (Diving into the Wreck), dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis at 82
2012 Hilton Kramer, American art critic, dies from heart failure at 84
2012 Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian writer and playwright, dies at 88
2012 Warren Stevens, American actor (Richard Boone Show), dies from lung disease at 92
2013 Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m 1952; World C'ship gold all-round 1950, 51, 52), dies from trauma due to a fall at 90
2014 James Schlesinger, American economist and public servant (US Secretary of Energy, 1977-79; US Secretary of Defense, 1973-75; Chair of Atomic Energy Commission, 1973-75), dies at 85
2016 Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, dies at 92
2017 Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 76
2017 Chelsea Brown, American comedienne (Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln), dies at 74
2017 David Storey, British novelist and playwright (This Sporting Life), dies at 83
2018 Stephane Audran, French actress (Just Before Nightfall), dies at 85
2019 Bruce Yardley, Australian cricket spin bowler and coach (33 Tests, 126 wickets; coach Sri Lanka), dies from cancer at 71
2019 Friedrich Achleitner, Austrian architecture critic (Österreichische Architektur im 20. Jahrhundert), and poet, dies at 88
2019 Joe Bellino, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1960, Navy), dies of stomach cancer at 81
2019 Valery Bykovsky, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, 31), dies at 84
2020 Bob Andy [Keith Anderson], Jamaican reggae songwriter, and vocalist ("Feel the Feeling"; "Fire Burning"), dies of cancer at 75
2020 Frank Myler, English rugby league stand-off (24 caps Great Britain, 1 England; Widnes, St. Helens) and coach (Widnes, Swinton, Oldham), dies at 81
2020 Les Hunter, American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1963, Loyola Ramblers; NBA: Baltimore Bullets; ABA All Star 1968, 69; Miami Floridians), dies from cancer at 77
2021 Derek Ufton, English soccer defender (1 cap; Charlton Athletic), manager (Plymouth Argyle) and cricket wicketkeeper (Kent), dies at 92
2021 Howard Schnellenberger, American football coach (National C'ship Uni of Miami 1983; Uni of Oklahoma, Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic Uni; Baltimore Colts), dies at 87
2021 Todd Kabel, Canadian jockey (Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1992, 95, 2003-06; Queen's Plate 1995, 2000; Prince of Wales Stakes 2000, 07), dies at 55
2022 Alexandra Zabelina, Russian fencer (Olympic gold USSR women's team foil 1960, 68, 72), dies at 85
2022 Karl Korte, American composer (Pale is This Good Prince; The Time Is:),and educator (University of Texas, 1971-97), dies at 91
2022 Titus Buberník, Czech soccer midfielder (23 caps Czechoslovakia; ČH Bratislava, LASK Linz), dies at 88
2023 Howie Kane [Howard Kirshenbaum], American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"), dies at 81
2023 James Bowman, British concert and operatic countertenor (Benjamin Britten's "Apollo"), dies at 81 [1]
2023 Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, dies at 53
2023 Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten & de Bie - The Simplistic Covenant), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 83
2024 Choi Dae-Shik, South Korean soccer midfielder who played 15 internationals; Daewoo Royals, LG Cheetahs, Oita Trinita, dies at 59

American attorney, US Senator from Connecticut (D/IND: 1989-2013) and Vice-Presidential candidate in 2000, dies at 82

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Famous Deaths on March 27