History Deaths on March 27

Sigismund Báthory (b. 1573)

#Sigismund_Báthory

Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1942)

#Ian_Dury

Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (b. 1920)

#Richard_N._Frye

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696)

#Giovanni_Battista_Tiepolo

James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1929)

#James_R._Schlesinger

Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (b. 1528)

#Theodor_de_Bry

Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (b. 1867)

#Arnold_Bennett

Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (b. 1902)

#Nat_Bailey

Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (born c. 890)

#Arnulf_I,_Count_of_Flanders

David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1917)

#David_McClelland

Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)

#Wilhelm_Beer

Alfonso XI of Castile (b. 1312)

#Alfonso_XI_of_Castile

Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)

#Simon_Bradstreet

Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803)

#Carl_Jacob_Löwig

Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (b. 1908)

#Milton_Berle

Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)

#Robert_Naunton

Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1838)

#Henry_Adams

Giorgi III, King of Georgia

#George_III_of_Georgia

Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336)

#Pope_Gregory_XI

Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (b. 1881)

#Martin_Sheridan

Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (b. 1891)

#Arthur_Bliss

Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)

#Jean-Jacques_Ampère

Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1917)

#Fay_Kanin

Vasily II of Moscow (b. 1415)

#Vasily_II_of_Moscow

Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)

#Yuri_Gagarin

James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (b. 1842)

#James_Dewar

Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)

#Carl_Neumann

Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)

#Edgar_Quinet

Robert Merle, French author (b. 1909)

#Robert_Merle

Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856)

#Kick_Kelly

Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1717)

#Johann_Stamitz

Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (b. 1640)

#Abraham_Mignon

Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1844)

#Klaus_Berntsen

Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (b. 1946)

#Michael_Aris

Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1679)

#Leopold,_Duke_of_Lorraine

Dudley Moore, English actor (b. 1935)

#Dudley_Moore

Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)

#Jaroslav_Heyrovský

Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (b. 1434)

#Janus_Pannonius

James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)

#James_Harper_(publisher)

Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)

#Paul_Lauterbur

Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863)

#Leslie_Stuart

Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842)

#Joe_Start

Farley Granger, American actor (b. 1925)

#Farley_Granger

Diana Hyland, American actress (b. 1936)

#Diana_Hyland

Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1898)

#Malcolm_Cowley

Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)

#Gabriel_Bibron

James VI and I of the United Kingdom (b. 1566)

#James_VI_and_I

William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1871)

#William_Stern_(psychologist)

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)

#Archibald_Acheson,_2nd_Earl_of_Gosford

Stanis?aw Lem, Ukrainian-Polish author (b. 1921)

#Stanis?aw_Lem

Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)

#Leon_C._Phillips

Margaret of Valois (b. 1553)

#Margaret_of_Valois

Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660)

#Rupert_of_Salzburg

Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (b. 1924)

#Yvonne_Brill

Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872)

#Michael_Joseph_Savage

Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894)

#Kiichiro_Toyoda

Paul László, Hungarian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1900)

#Paul_László

Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1921)

#Kamal_Hassan_Ali

George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)

#George_Gilbert_Scott

Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830)

#Richard_Montgomery_Gano

Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1457)

#Mary_of_Burgundy

Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1923)

#Hjalmar_Andersen

Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876)

#Julio_González_(sculptor)

Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1908)

#Lawrence_Wetherby

Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1926)

#Edwin_Carr_(composer)

Halid Ziya U?akl?gil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866)

#Halid_Ziya_U?akl?gil

Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (b. 1896)

#Shirley_Graham_Du_Bois

Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817)

#Syed_Ahmad_Khan

Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)

#Gregorio_Marañón

May Allison, American actress (b. 1890)

#May_Allison

Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1906)

#Lane_Dwinell

Aldo Ray, American actor (b. 1926)

#Aldo_Ray

Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932)

#Dick_Giordano

Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)

#Georges_Vézina

Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (b. 1901)

#Georg_August_Zinn

James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (b. 1906)

#James_E._Webb

Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)

#Elisheva_Bikhovski

Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1488)

#Lütfi_Pasha

Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (b. 1929)

#Adrienne_Rich

Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (b. 1597)

#Bernardino_de_Rebolledo

George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882)

#George_Monckton-Arundell,_8th_Viscount_Galway

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)

#Juan_Crisóstomo_Torrico

John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)

#John_Bright

Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (b. 1903)

#Ella_Maillart

Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1920)

#Sverre_Farstad

Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian cardinal (b. 1554)

#Benedetto_Giustiniani

Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)

#Henry_Taylor_(dramatist)

Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (b. 900)

#Hermann_Billung

Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

#Billy_Wilder

Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)

#Harry_Barron

Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)

#Francis_William_Reitz

Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578)

#Ulrik_of_Denmark_(1578-1624)

Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (b. 1923)

T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (b. 1922)

Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (b. 1935)

Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (b. 1931)

Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (b. 1922)

Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (b. 1921)

Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (b. 1926)

Neil Williams, English cricketer (b. 1962)

Rudolf Vrba, Czech Holocaust survivor and educator (b. 1924)

Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928)

Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (b. 1913)

George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)

René Allio, French director and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Lang Hancock, Australian businessman (b. 1909)

Colin Gibson, English footballer (b. 1923)

Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (b. 1908)

Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)

William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi-American engineer and architect, designed the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (b. 1929)

Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (b. 1898)

Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey (b. 1922)

Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch airline pilot (b. 1927)

Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (b. 1888)

Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903)

Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)

Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)

Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)

Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)

Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835)

Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817)

Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (b. c. 1523)

Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192)

Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid vizier

Alduin I, Frankish nobleman

Zhang empress of Later Liang

Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang

Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (b. 778)