Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Apr-27

Died on This Day (Apr-27)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  C. J. Sansom British author of crime fiction British writer 71 1
Jerry Springer Jerry Springer American television personality and politician American broadcaster 79 2
  Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam convicted drug trafficker in Singapore Malaysian drug trafficker 33 3
Manoj Das Manoj Das Manoj Das was an Indian author who wrote in Odia and English. Indian author 87 4
Francesco Perrone Francesco Perrone Italian athlete Italian long-distance runner 89 5
Álvaro Arzú Álvaro Arzú Guatemalan President President of Guatemala 72 7
Vito Acconci Vito Acconci American designer, landscape architect, performance and installation artist American performance artist 77 8
Nossrat Peseschkian Nossrat Peseschkian German psychiatrist, founder of Positive Psychotherapy German psychiatrist 76 15
Richard Appleton Richard Appleton Australian poet and raconteur Australian poet/raconteur/editor 73 20
C. R. Boxer C. R. Boxer Sir Charles Ralph Boxer FBA GCIH was a British historian of Dutch and Portuguese maritime and colonial history, especially in relation to South Asia and the Far East. British historian 96 25
Peter Wright Peter Wright Peter Maurice Wright CBE was a principal scientific officer for MI5, the British counter-intelligence agency. Spycatcher author 78 30
Earl Wilson Earl Wilson Earl Wilson was an American educator and politician who served 11 terms as a United States representative from Indiana during the mid-20th century. American politician 84 35
A. L. Strand A. L. Strand August Leroy Strand was an American entomologist who served as President of Montana State University from 1937 to 1942, and as President of Oregon State University from 1942 to 1961. American academic 86 45
John B. McKay John B. McKay John Barron McKay was an American naval officer, World War II pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and astronaut. USAF/NASA test pilot and astronaut 52 50
Karel Koželuh Karel Koželuh Karel Koželuh was a Czech tennis, association football, and ice hockey player of the 1920s and 1930s. Czech footballer 55 75
Fred Crane Fred Crane Frederic William Hotchkiss Crane played in Major League Baseball. American baseball player 84 100
John Hawkins Hagarty John Hawkins Hagarty Sir John Hawkins Hagarty was a Canadian lawyer, teacher, and judge. Canadian judge 83 125
Vivant Denon Vivant Denon Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. French egyptologist 78 200
Peter Böhler Peter Böhler Moravian missionary Moravian missionary 62 250
Mōri Terumoto Mōri Terumoto Mori Terumoto was a Japanese daimyo. The son of Mori Takamoto, and grandson and successor of the great warlord Mori Motonari, he fought against Oda Nobunaga but was eventually overcome. Daimyo 72 400