Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Apr-27

Died on This Day (Apr-27)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  C. J. Sansom Christopher John Sansom is a British writer of historical crime novels, best known for his Matthew Shardlake series. British writer 71 1
Jerry Springer Jerry Springer Gerald Norman Springer is a British-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, former lawyer, and politician. American broadcaster 79 2
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam Nagaenthran a/l K. Dharmalingam was a Malaysian drug trafficker who was convicted of trafficking 42. 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 Francesco Perrone was an Italian long-distance runner. Italian long-distance runner 89 5
Álvaro Arzú Álvaro Arzú Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen was a Guatemalan politician and businessman who served as the 32nd President of Guatemala from 14 January 1996 until 14 January 2000. President of Guatemala 72 7
Vito Acconci Vito Acconci Vito Acconci was an influential American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. American performance artist 77 8
Nossrat Peseschkian Nossrat Peseschkian Nossrat Peseschkian lived in Germany since 1954. He was a specialist in neurology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatic medicine. German psychiatrist 76 15
Richard Appleton Richard Appleton Richard Appleton was an Australian poet, raconteur and editor who became editor-in-chief of the Australian Encyclopaedia and, in 1987, was co-editor with Alex Galloway of the posthumous Lex Banning poetry collection There Was a Crooked Man. 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 Peter Boehler was a German-English Moravian bishop and missionary who was influential in the Moravian Church in the Americas and England during the eighteenth century. 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