Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: May-27

Died on This Day (May-27)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Presley Chweneyagae South African actor South African actor 40 1
Bill Walton Bill Walton American basketball player and sportscaster American basketball player 71 2
Hugh Callaghan Hugh Callaghan 6 men , who, in 1975, were each sentenced to life imprisonment following their false convictions for the Birmingham pub bombings Birmingham Six member 93 3
Samella Lewis Samella Lewis African American artist, art historian, art collector and art critic American visual artist 99 4
Lorina Kamburova Lorina Kamburova Bulgarian actress Bulgarian actress 29 5
Sam Johnson Sam Johnson American politician; U.S. Representative for Texas US Representative 89 6
Gabriel Diniz Gabriel Diniz Brazilian singer Brazilian singer and composer 28 7
Gregg Allman Gregg Allman American musician American musician 69 9
Jeff Conaway Jeff Conaway Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor. American stage and film actor 60 15
John William Finn John William Finn John William Finn was a sailor in the United States Navy who, as a chief petty officer, received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient 100 16
Clive Granger Clive Granger Sir Clive William John Granger was a British econometrician known for his contributions to nonlinear time series analysis. British Economist 74 17
Franz Künstler Franz Künstler Franz Künstler was, at age 107, the last known surviving veteran of the First World War who fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. German centenarian 107 18
Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler was an American actress and dancer. Actress, dancer, animal rights activist 75 19
Paul Gleason Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason was an American film and television actor. American film and television actor 67 20
  Victor Kiam Victor Kermit Kiam II was an American entrepreneur and TV spokesman for Remington Products, and the owner of the New England Patriots football team from 1988–1991. American businessman 74 25
Donald L. Jackson Donald L. Jackson Donald Lester Jackson was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961. American politician 71 45
Jean Heiberg Jean Heiberg Jean Hjalmar Dahl Heiberg was a Norwegian painter, sculptor, designer and art professor. Norwegian artist 91 50
Sydney Herring Sydney Herring Australian general Australian general 69 75
Paul Chater Paul Chater British businessman of Armenian descent in colonial Hong Kong Hong Kong businessman 79 100
Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist. German hymn writer 69 350