Famous Deaths on November 27

• 450 Galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58
• 511 Clovis, king of Salische France, founder of Merovingische, dies at 45
• 640 Saint Acharius of Noyon, French bishop of Noyon–Tournai, dies of natural causes
• 1026 Adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies
• 1198 Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154)
• 1474 Guillaume Dufay, French Flemish composer, dies at about 74
• 1570 Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)
• 1592 Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1568)
• 1632 John Eliot, English parliament leader, dies at 40
• 1673 Anthonie Palamedes [Palamedesz], Dutch painter, dies at about 72
• 1674 Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish Jesuit and radical thinker (tutor of Baruch Spinoza), dies at 72
• 1680 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit priest and inventor (magic lantern), dies at 79
• 1720 Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, dies at 85
• 1749 Balthasar Schmid, German composer and printer, dies at 44
• 1749 Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, German composer and librettist, dies at 59
• 1754 Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre’s theorem), dies at 87
• 1809 Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, French composer, dies at 56
• 1811 Andrew Meikle, British mechanical engineer (b. 1719)
• 1836 Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer, dies at 78
• 1840 William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician (Premier of Tasmania, 1878 & 1879-84), born in Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) (d. 1887)

• 1880 George Bibb Crittenden, American soldier, Major General in Confederate Army, dies at 68
• 1884 (Franziska) “Fanny” Elssler, Austrian ballerina andchoreography, dies at 74
• 1887 Frank Dalton, American lawman of the Old West (Deputy US Marshal – Oklahoma Territory), brother of the Dalton Gang of outlaws, killed in the line of duty at 28
• 1890 Emanuele Muzio, Italian composer, dies at 69
• 1893 Stephen Wilcox, American inventor of steam generators for power stations and ships (Babcock & Wilcox), dies at 63 [1]
• 1894 Johanna von Puttkamer, Prussian noblewoman, wife of Otto von Bismarck (b. 1824)
• 1895 Alexandre Dumas Jr., French author and playwright (La Dame aux Camélias; Camille), dies at 71
• 1899 Felipe Gutiérrez Y Espinosa, Puerto Rican composer, dies at 74
• 1899 Guido Gezelle, Flemish priest and poet, dies at 69
• 1900 Cushman K. Davis, American politician, seventh Governor of Minnesota and Senator, dies in office at 62
• 1901 Clement Studebaker, American manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles and later made early automobiles, dies at 70
• 1901 William Hugh Young, American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army who fought in the Battle of Shiloh, dies at 63
• 1907 Ricardo Castro Herrera, Mexican concert pianist and composer, dies of pneumonia at 43
• 1908 Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist, dies at 81
• 1915 Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, Ukrainian-Russian composer, dies at 54
• 1916 James Cutler Dunn Parker, American organist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 88
• 1921 Douglas Colin Cameron, Canadian politician (b. 1854)
• 1925 Roger de la Fresnaye, French sculptor and Cubist painter, dies of tuberculosis at 40
• 1930 Johnny Tyldesley, English cricket batsman (31 Tests, 4 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 138; Lancashire CCC), dies at 57
• 1931 Lya De Putti [Amália Putti], Hungarian silent film actress, known for portraying vamp characters, dies at 34
• 1932 Evelyn Preer, African-American actress (Homesteader, Spider’s Webs), dies at 36

• 1934 Herman Hollis, FBI agent, shot and killed by Baby Face Nelson
• 1934 Sam Cowley, FBI agent, shot and killed by Baby Face Nelson
• 1936 Edward Bach, British bacteriologist, homeopathic doctor (Bach flower remedies), dies at 50
• 1941 Camille Looten, French-Flemish priest and literature historian (Flemish committee of France), dies at 86
• 1942 Arthur Langton, South African cricket medium pace bowler (15 Tests, 40 wickets, 2 x 50; Transvaal), dies in a military air crash at 30
• 1943 Ivo Lola Ribar, Croatian communist and partisan, killed by a German bomb at 27
• 1944 Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879)
• 1949 Tom Walls, British actor and producer (A Cuckoo in the Nest, Undercover), dies at 66

• 1950 Lena Richard, American chef, 1st US Black woman to host a TV cooking show and write a Creole cookbook, dies of a heart attack at 58 [1]
• 1952 Theodore Goddard, British attorney, dies at 74

• 1953 T. F. Powys, British novelist and short-story writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green), dies at 77

• 1955 Emma Jung, Swiss Jungian analyst, author, and wife of Carl Jung, dies at 73
• 1955 Luis de Freitas Branco, Portuguese composer, dies at 65
• 1955 William Nigh, American director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr Wong), dies at 74
• 1957 Margo Scharten-Antink, Dutch writer (Catherina, Sprotje), dies at 88
• 1958 Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1933-43; New York Philharmonic, 1943-47; Chicago Symphony, 1947-48), dies at 66
• 1959 Gérard Philipe [Philip], French stage and screen actor (Caligula; Le diable au corps (Devil in the Flesh), dies of liver cancer at 36
• 1960 Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), dies at 89
• 1960 Frederick Fane, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 143; Essex CCC, Oxford University CC, London County CC), dies at 85
• 1965 Carl Parrish, American composer, dies at 61
• 1967 (Héctor) Ettore Panizza, Argentinian composer (Aurora; Bizancio). and opera conductor, dies at 92
• 1967 Cameron Prud’Homme, American actor (Rainmaker), dies after long illness at 75
• 1968 Gino Roncaglia, Italian composer, dies at 85
• 1968 Hans Redlich, Austrian composer, dies at 65
• 1969 Armand Bernier, Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste), dies at 67
• 1969 May Gibbs, Australian children’s author known for “Snugglepot and Cuddlepie”, dies at 92
• 1971 Corneel Goossens, Flemish literary figure and art historian, dies at 70
• 1971 Jekabs Medinš, Latvian composer, dies at 86
• 1971 Joe Guyon, Ojibwa-American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (NCAA C’ship 1917 Georgia Tech; Canton Bulldogs, Rock Island Independents), dies at 79
• 1973 Frank Christian, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 86
• 1974 Louis B Russell Jr, American longest living heart transplant, dies at 49
• 1975 Ross McWhirter, English Guinness Book of Records co-founder, assassinated by the IRA at 50
• 1976 Victor Alessandro, American orchestral conductor (Oklahoma City; San Antonio), dies on his 61st birthday
• 1977 John Little McClellan, American lawyer and politician (Sen-D-Ark), dies at 81
• 1978 George Moscone, Mayor of San Francisco (1976-78), shot and killed by Dan White aged 49

• 1980 F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect known for Villa Vizcaya, dies at 98
• 1981 Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer], Austrian-American singer, muse and wife of Kurt Weill, and actress (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone; From Russia with Love), dies of cancer at 83
• 1982 Filip Kutev, Bulgarian composer (State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance), dies at 79
• 1983 Manuel Scorza, Peruvian writer, dies at about 55
• 1984 Percy Norris, deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead
• 1985 Allan Ramsey, American rock bassist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys,1964-65 – “This Diamond Ring”), dies in a plane crash at 42
• 1985 Harry Harvey Sr, American actor (It’s a Man’s World), dies at 84
• 1986 Steve Tracy, actor (Percival-Little House on Praire), dies at 61
• 1987 Babe Herman, American baseball right fielder (.324 career average; hit for cycle record x 3; Brooklyn Robins), dies at 84
• 1988 Angela Aames, actress (Lost Empire, Basic Training), dies
• 1988 John Carradine, American actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, Howling), dies of kidney failure at 82
• 1988 Karel Horky, Czech composer, dies at 79
• 1990 David White, American actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), dies of a heart attack at 74
• 1992 Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
• 1993 Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, commits suicide at 49
• 1994 A. F. Shore, British Egyptologist (British Museum), dies at 70
• 1994 Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer, conductor, and musicologist (Requiem for the Victims of Fascism in Portugal), dies at 97 [1]
• 1995 Alfredo Boulton, Venezuelan art critic, photographer, and art historian, dies at 87 [1]
• 1995 Giancarlo Baghetti, Italian auto racer (French GP 1961) and journalist/photographer, dies from cancer at 60
• 1995 Peter Harrison Swan, English-Australian WWII bomber pilot and stockbroker, dies at 75
• 1995 Simon Bailey, 1st British priest to say he had AIDS, dies at 40
• 1996 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76
• 1997 Buck Leonard, American Baseball HOF first baseman (Negro League World Series 1943, 44, 48 Homestead Grays; 13 x NL All Star), dies from stroke complications at 90
• 1997 Henry Charnock, English oceanographer, dies at 76
• 1998 Barbara Acklin, American soul singer (“Love Makes A Woman”) and songwriter (“HAve You Seen Her”), dies of pneumonia at 55
• 1999 Alain Peyrefitte, French politician (Minister of Justice, 1977-81; Minister of Information, 1962-66) and writer (The Immobile Empire), dies at 74
• 1999 Hiro Matsuda [Yasuhiro Kojima], Japanese professional wrestler, dies of cancer at 62
• 1999 Johnny “Big Moose” Walker, American electric and Chicago blues pianist, organist, and bass guitar player (Muddy Waters; Junior Wells; Elmore James), dies at 72
• 2000 Dorothy Woolfolk, American comic book editor (Kryptonite), dies at 87
• 2000 Len Shackleton, English soccer forward (5 caps; Sunderland 320 games), dies at 78
• 2000 Willie Cunningham, Scottish soccer right back (8 caps; Airdrieonians FC, Preston North End 437 games), dies at 75
• 2002 Billie Bird, American actress and comedian (Dear John, Sixteen Candles, Home Alone), dies at 94
• 2003 Riccardo Malipiero, Italian pianist, composer, critic, and educator, dies at 89
• 2005 Jocelyn Brando, American actress (The Big Heat, Ugly American, China Venture), dies at 86
• 2005 Joe Jones, American R&B pianist and singer-songwriter (“You Talk Too Much”; “California Sun”), and music publisher, dies of heart surgery complications at 79
• 2006 Alan Freeman, British disc jockey known by his nickname ‘Fluff’ (b. 1927)
• 2006 Bebe Moore Campbell, American author (b. 1950)
• 2006 Don Butterfield, American tuba player (b. 1923)
• 2006 Ken ‘Casey’ Coleman, American sportscaster (Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), dies at 55
• 2007 Bernie Banton, Australian asbestos campaigner (b. 1946)
• 2007 Bill Moor [William Hendrickson Moor III], American actor (Kramer vs. Kramer, The Devil’s Advocate, Hanky Panky), dies at 76
• 2007 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C’ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), dies at 86
• 2007 Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist, dies of prostrate cancer at 84
• 2007 Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of Gatorade, dies at 80
• 2007 Sean Taylor, American football free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), dies when shot by an armed intruder at 24
• 2008 Pekka Pohjola, Finnish rock and jazz-fusion bassist, and composer, dies of a seizure at 56
• 2008 V.P. [Vishwanath Pratap] Singh, Indian politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (1989-90), dies at 77
• 2009 Malcolm Wells, American architect regarded as “the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture”, writer, and solar energy consultant, dies of congestive heart failure at 83 [1]
• 2010 Irvin Kershner, American director (Never Say Never Again), dies at 87
• 2011 Gary Speed, Welsh soccer midfielder (85 caps; Leeds United, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Wales 2010-11), dies at 42
• 2011 Ken Russell, British film director (Tommy, Altered States, Gothic), dies at 84
• 2011 Sultan Khan, Indian classical musician, dies at 71
• 2012 Jan Maegaard, Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon), dies at 86
• 2012 Marvin Miller, American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82), dies at 95
• 2012 Mickey Baker, American guitar player (“Love is strange”), dies at 87
• 2013 Lewis Collins, British actor (Bodie in “The Professionals”), dies from cancer at 67
• 2013 Nilton Santos, Brazilian soccer left-back (78 caps; Botafogo 723 games), dies from a lung infection at 88
• 2014 Frank Yablans, American screenwriter (North Dallas Forty), and film studio executive (Paramount), dies at 79
• 2014 P. D. James [Phyllis Dorothy], Baroness James of Holland Park, English crime and mystery writer (Cover Her Face, Death in Holy Orders), dies at 94
• 2014 Phillip Hughes, Australian cricket batsman (26 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 160; NSW, South Australia), dies in a coma after being hit by cricket ball 2 days earlier at 25
• 2015 Gwyn Jones Francis, Welsh UK Forestry commissioner, dies at 85
• 2017 Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), dies at 75
• 2017 Robert Lee “Pops” Popwell, American jazz-funk bass guitarist, dies at 66

• 2019 Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher, dies at 85
• 2019 William Ruckelshaus, American attorney and civil servant (Head of Environmental Protection Agency, 1970-73 & 1983-85; Deputy Attorney General, 1973), dies at 87
• 2020 Kevin Burnham, American sailor (Olympic gold 470 class 2004; silver 470 1992), dies from pulmonary disease at 63
• 2021 Adolfo [Sardiña], Cuban fashion designer (Nancy Reagan), dies at 98
• 2021 Curley Culp, American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (6X Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1975; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1975; KC Chiefs, Houston Oilers), dies from pancreatic cancer at 75
• 2021 Eddie Mekka [Mekjian], American stage and screen singer and actor (Laverne & Shirley – “Carmine – The Big Ragu”), dies at 69
• 2021 Francis Routh, British organist, composer (Sacred Tetralogy), magazine editor (Composer), educator, and music promoter (Redcliffe Festival), dies at 94
• 2022 Gábor Csapó, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1976, bronze 1980; World C’ship gold 1973), dies from respiratory failure at 72
• 2022 Maurice Norman, English soccer centre half (23 caps; Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 88
• 2022 Mehmet Oğuz, Turkish soccer midfielder (19 caps; Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe), dies from a heart attack at 73
• 2022 Mick Meagan, Irish soccer defender (17 caps; Everton, Huddersfield Town) and manager (Republic of Ireland 1969-71), dies at 88
• 2023 Frances Sternhagen, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen character actress (The Mist; Starting Over; Cheers – “Ester Clavin”; Outland; Sex and the City – “Bunny”), dies at 93 [1]
• 2023 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), dies from prostate cancer at 77
• 2024 Bob Bryar, American drummer (My Chemical Romance, 2004-10 – “Welcome to the Black Parade”), found dead in his home after not having been seen for several weeks at 44
• 2024 Maria Alexandru, Romanian table tennis player (World C’ship gold women’s doubles 1961, 1973, 1975), dies at 84
• 2024 Mary McGee (née Connor), American motorsport pioneer (sports car racer, 1957-64; first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing & motocross events in US, 1960-76 and 2000-12; FIM Legend), dies at 87 [1] [2]

November 27 Highlights