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May 27th
114 Notable deaths
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime minister of india from 1947 to 1964.
Born November 14th, 1889 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1964 at 74 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gregg Allman
American musician.
Born December 8th, 1947 in Saint Thomas Hospital.
Died May 27th, 2017 at 69 years old in Richmond Hill (liver cancer). [ref]
Frederick Trump
German-born american businessman.
Born March 14th, 1869 in Kallstadt.
Died May 27th, 1918 at 49 years old in Woodhaven (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Jeff Conaway
American actor (1950–2011).
Born October 5th, 1950 in Manhattan.
Died May 27th, 2011 at 60 years old in Encino (pneumonia, sepsis). [ref]
Bill Walton
American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024).
Born November 5th, 1952 in La Mesa.
Died May 27th, 2024 at 71 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]
Jeffrey Hunter
American actor (1926-1969).
Born November 25th, 1926 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1969 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gil Scott-Heron
American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author.
Born April 1st, 1949 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2011 at 62 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Paul Gleason
American actor (1939-2006).
Born May 4th, 1939 in Jersey City.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 67 years old in Burbank (mesothelioma). [ref]
Vincent J. McMahon
American professional wrestling promoter (1914–1984).
Born July 6th, 1915 in Harlem. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1984 at 68 years old in Miami-Dade County (cancer). [ref]
Bill Buckner
American baseball player.
Born December 14th, 1949 in Vallejo.
Died May 27th, 2019 at 69 years old in Boise (Lewy body dementia). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde