Famous Deaths on July 27

• 82 St Joseph of Arimathea, dies
• 432 Celestine I, Italian Pope (422-32), dies
• 916 Clemens van Ohrid, first bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and saint, dies

• 1101 Conrad II, King of Germany (1087-98) and Italy (1093-98), dies of fever or possibly poisoning at 27
• 1128 William Clito of Normandy, Count of Flanders and grandson of William the Conqueror, dies of battle wounds at 25
• 1214 Eustaes van Machelen, Flemish knight, dies in the Battle of Bouvines
• 1214 Stephen of Longchamp, Anglo-French knight, dies in the Battle of Bouvines
• 1227 Otto II van Lippe, Bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies
• 1233 Ferrand, Count of Flanders, dies at 45
• 1276 King James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
• 1365 Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1358-65), dies at 25
• 1498 Vespasiano da’ Bisticci, Italian historian and book merchant who complied many of the great Renaissance libraries in Italy, dies at about 77
• 1578 Jane Lumley, Baroness Lumley, English noblewoman and scholar, first to translate Euripides into English, her translation of “Iphigenia” is first dramatic work by a woman in English, dies at about 41
• 1638 John VIII, the Younger, Count of Nassau-Siegen and field marshal, dies in battle at 54
• 1656 Salomo Glassius, German theologian interested in biblical hermeneutics (Philologia Sacra), dies at 63
• 1675 Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France Thirty Years War), dies at 63

• 1689 John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee and soldier, fatally wounded at the Battle of Killiecrankie at 41
• 1720 Johann Samuel Welter, German composer, dies at 69
• 1759 Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, French mathematician and astronomer (Système de la nature), dies at 60
• 1770 Robert Dinwiddie, British colonial governor of Virginia (b. 1693)
• 1777 William Hayes, English composer and organist, dies at 69
• 1783 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theorist and violist, dies at 62
• 1833 Bartolomea Capitanio, Italian teacher, co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere, and saint, dies of tuberculosis at 26
• 1833 William Bainbridge, American naval officer, dies at 59
• 1841 Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and writer (Demon & other poems), dies at 26

• 1853 Tokugawa Ieyoshi, 12th Japanese shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1837-53), dies at 60
• 1863 William Lowndes Yancey, American politician who defended slavery, diplomat for the Confederacy, dies at 48
• 1864 John Putnam Chapin, American politician and 10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47), dies at 54
• 1864 Margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies
• 1876 Walter Channing, American physician who was the first to use anesthesia during childbirth, dies at 90
• 1881 Johann Christian Lobe, German composer, dies at 84
• 1883 Albert Franz Doppler, Austrian flautist and composer, dies at 61
• 1883 Montgomery Blair, American lawyer (Dred Scott v. Sandford), dies at 70
• 1905 Robert Bullock, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 76
• 1907 Edward Pettus, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 86
• 1916 Charles Fryatt, British captain of SS Brussels, executed by Germans, dies
• 1917 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Thyroid specialist (Nobel 1909), dies at 75
• 1924 Ferruccio Busoni, Italian piano prodigy, composer (Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Arlecchino), conductor, and pedagogue, dies of heart failure at 58
• 1929 Raoul Pictet, Swiss physicist who invented liquid nitrogen and was a pioneer of cryogenics, dies at 83
• 1931 Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss neuroanatomist and entomologist, investigated structure of the brain, dies at 58
• 1931 Jacques Herbrand, French logician and mathematician, dies in a mountaineering accident at 23
• 1933 James E. Talmage, English religious leader (LDS Church apostle), dies at 70
• 1934 Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79
• 1938 Catherine Wolfe Donohue, American watch dial painter, dies of radium poisoning at 35 [1]
• 1939 Alexandre Stellio [Fructueux], Martinican biguine clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, dies at 54
• 1941 Alfred Henry O’Keeffe, New Zealand artist, dies at 83
• 1943 Harold Austin, Barbadian cricketer and captain of 1923 West Indies team to England, dies at 66
• 1943 Herbert Roper Barrett, British tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1909, 12, 13; Wimbledon singles 1908, 11 runner-up; Olympic gold indoor doubles 1908), dies at 69
• 1944 Victor Vreuls, Belgian violinist, teacher, and composer, dies at 68
• 1946 Gertrude Stein, American-French writer and poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72
• 1948 Francesco Spetrino, Italian conductor and composer, dies at 91
• 1948 Joe Tinker, American Baseball HOF shortstop (World Series 1907, 08 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs), dies of complications from diabetes at 68
• 1948 Woolf Barnato, British financier and racing driver, dies at 52
• 1952 Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies
• 1952 W de Basil [US Voskresenski], Russian ballet dancer, dies
• 1956 Mick Commaille, South African cricket batsman (12 Tests , HS 47; Western Province, Northern Cape), dies at 73
• 1958 Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), dies at 64
• 1961 Theodore Chanler, American composer, dies at 59
• 1962 Conrad Elvehjem, American biochemist and nutrition scientist (discovered niacin), dies at 61
• 1962 Edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies
• 1962 James H. “Dutch” Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer who headed the team that designed the P-51 Mustang, dies of a heart attack at 67
• 1962 Richard Adlington, writer, dies at 70
• 1963 Garrett Morgan, American inventor (gas mask and traffic signal), dies at 86 [1]
• 1963 George “Hooks” Dauss, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1912-26 (Detroit Tigers), dies at 73
• 1965 Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)
• 1968 Anton van Duinkerken [Willem Jan Marie Anton Asselbergs], Dutch poet and academic, dies at 65
• 1968 Lillian Harvey [Pape], British actress (Invitation to the Waltz; Congress Dance), dies of liver failure at 62

• 1971 Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor, composer, and musicologist, dies at 83
• 1971 Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer, 1944-60 (Celtic) and team manager, 1964-71 (Bangor), dies at 47
• 1971 Jacques Lusseyran, French author and resistance leader who was blind from age 7, dies in a car accident at 46
• 1972 Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian-Japanese politician, dies at 77
• 1974 Lightnin’ Slim [Otis Hicks], American Louisiana blues electric guitarist, singer, and songwriter (“Nothing But The Devil”; “Bad Luck And Trouble”), dies of stomach cancer at 61
• 1976 Ray Brennan, retired US Air Force captain, American Legion bookkeeper and the 1st American to die of “Legionnaire’s Disease,” dies of an apparent heart attack at 61
• 1977 Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (econometrics), dies at 79
• 1978 Willem Van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (Residentie Orkest, 1949-73; Melbourne Symphony, 1967-70; Sydney Symphony, 1971-77), dies in a car crash at 70
• 1979 Ettore Manni, Italian actor (Street People, Divine Nymph, Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell), accidentally shoots himself at 52
• 1979 Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79

• 1981 Adam Walsh, American child whose kidnap and murder aged 6 in Florida led to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, murdered at 6
• 1981 Ray Harrison, American stage dancer (American Song), choreograper (New York City Opera), and teacher, dies at 64

• 1982 Vladimir Smirnov, Russian foil fencer (Olympic gold 1980), dies at 28
• 1984 Guillermo Díaz-Plaja, Spanish literary and poet (Lorca), dies at 75
• 1984 James Mason, British actor (Lolita, North by Northwest, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil), dies a heart attack at 75
• 1984 Oswald Jacoby, American contract bridge champion, dies at 81
• 1985 ‘Smoky’ Joe Wood, American baseball pitcher/outfielder (World Series 1912, 15, 20; MLB wins leader 34–5 1912; pitched no-hitter 1911; Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians), dies at 95
• 1986 Leroy Holmes, American orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72
• 1987 Travis Jackson, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (World Series 1933; MLB All Star 1934; NY Giants), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 83
• 1988 Brigitte Horney, German actress (Das Erbe der Guldenburgs), dies at 77
• 1988 Frank Zamboni, American businessman and inventor of the ice-resurfacing machine, dies at 87 [1]
• 1990 Bobby Day [Robert Byrd], American rock musician (Rockin’ Robin), dies of cancer at 58
• 1990 Elizabeth Allan, English actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Camille, Java Head), dies at 80
• 1990 Kim Thomas-Friedland, American news anchor (FNN), murdered at 32
• 1990 Nick Pippins, American actor (Simon), dies of AIDS at 35
• 1990 Salim Ali, Indian Ornithologist (Birdman of India), dies at 90
• 1991 Carol Gillies, British actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50
• 1991 Gino Colaussi, Italian soccer striker (26 caps; Triestina, Juventus, Vicenza, Padova), dies at 77
• 1991 Pierre Brunet, French figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1928, 32 [Andrée Brunet]), dies at 89
• 1992 Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56
• 1992 Max Dupain, Australian photographer (“Sunbaker”), dies at 81
• 1993 Reggie Lewis, American NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27
• 1994 Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner (member of the Bang-Bang Club), commits suicide at 33
• 1994 Rosa Chacel, Spanish author, dies at 96
• 1994 Tatiana Tauer, Russian classical harpist, dies of cancer at 48
• 1995 Charles Hugh Shirley, English publisher (Ragged Bears), dies of cancer at 56
• 1995 Doris Mae Akers, American gospel singer-songwriter (Sky Pilot Choir – “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”), dies at 72
• 1995 Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American classical and film music composer (Spellbound; A Double Life; Ben-Hur), dies at 88

• 1996 Ivan V. Lalić, Serbian poet, dies at 65
• 1996 Jane Beverly Drew, English modernist architect, dies at 85
• 1996 Sir Peter Green, British insurance underwriter, who had to resign as CEO of Lloyd’s of London, dies at 71
• 1997 Isabel Dean, English actress (Five Days One Summer Virgin Island, Ransom), dies at 79
• 1997 K’Tut Tantri [Muriel Stuart Walker], Scottish-American broadcaster during Indonesian National Revolution, dies at 99
• 1997 Raymond Jackson, British illustrator and political cartoonist (Evening Standard, 1952-97), dies at 70
• 1998 Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 69
• 1998 Binnie Barnes, British actress (Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers), dies at 95
• 1998 William McChesney Martin, American Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70), dies at 91
• 1999 Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer, dies at 86
• 1999 Harry “Sweets” Edison, American jazz and session trumpet player, dies of prostate cancer at 83
• 2000 Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator, dies at 71
• 2000 Val Dufour, American actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World), dies at 73
• 2001 Bertha Faye [Rhonda Sing], Canadian wrestler known for her comedic persona, dies at 40
• 2001 Harold Beeley, British diplomat to the Arab world, dies at 92
• 2001 Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies at 49
• 2001 Rhonda Singh, professional wrestler (b. 1961)
• 2002 Roscoe Shelton, American blues and R&B singer (“Strain on My Heart”; “Say You Really Care”), dies of cancer at 70
• 2003 Artie Anton, American jazz drummer, conguero, and timbalero (Stan Kenton, Jimmy Guiffre), dies at 79

• 2003 Vance Hartke, American politician (b. 1919)
• 2004 Bob Tisdall, Irish athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1932 WR 51.7s; first man under 52s), dies after a fall at 97
• 2005 Al Held, American painter and sculptor (hard edge-style), dies at 76
• 2005 Marten Toonder, Dutch comic writer and cartoonist (Tom Puss), dies at 93
• 2005 Swami Shantanand, Mahasamadhi Day, Indian Saint, Philosopher (b. 1934)
• 2007 Lucky Grills, Australian actor (b. 1928)
• 2007 Roland Gaucher, French journalist, dies at 88
• 2008 Horst Stein, German classical conductor at Bayreuth and the Vienna State Opera, dies at 80 [1]
• 2008 Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican Businessman (b. 1923)
• 2008 Julius B. Richmond, 12th US Surgeon General (1977-81) created Head Start program, dies at 91
• 2008 Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director (b. 1926)
• 2009 George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (The Jazz Workshop; Jazz in the Space Age), and music theorist (Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization), dies of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at 86
• 2010 Jack Tatum, American NFL defensive back, 1971-80 (Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers), dies of a heart attack at 61
• 2010 Maury Chaykin, American-born Canadian actor (b. 1949)
• 2011 Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (The Notebook), dies at 75
• 2011 Bejaratana Rajasuda, Princess of Thailand (b. 1925)
• 2011 Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-2004 (New York Yankees, 1997-2002), takes his own life at 42
• 2011 Richard Rutt, English bishop of Leicester, dies at 85
• 2012 Geoffrey Hughes, British actor, dies from prostate cancer at 68
• 2012 Norman Alden, American character actor (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), dies from natural causes at 87
• 2012 R G Armstrong [Robert Golden], American actor (Predator, Dick Tracey, T.H.E. Cat), dies of natural causes at 95
• 2012 Tony Martin, American singer, dies from natural causes at 98
• 2013 Lindy Boggs (née Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne), American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1973-97), and diplomat, dies from natural causes at 97
• 2015 A. P. J. [Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen] Abdul Kalam, Indian scientist and politician, 11th President of India (2002-07), dies at 83
• 2016 James Alan MacPherson, American writer, 1st black writer to win Pulitzer Prize, dies at 72
• 2016 Piet de Jong, Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1967-71), dies at 101
• 2017 Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer, ondes Martenot player, and educator, dies at 85 [1]
• 2017 Sam Shepard Ill, American actor and playwright (Frances; Crimes of the Heart), dies at 73
• 2018 Bernard Hepton, English actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII), dies at 92
• 2018 Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident (Moscow 2042), dies of a heart attack at 85
• 2019 John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1972 for BCS theory), dies at 88
• 2020 Denise Johnson, British rock and soul singer (Primal Scream – “Don’t Fight It, Feel It”), and songwriter (“Where Does It Go”), dies at 56
• 2021 Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72
• 2021 Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold middle-heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, 56), dies at 92
• 2021 Phillip King, British sculptor, dies at 87
• 2021 Saginaw Grant, Native American character actor, hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, musician, and U.S. Marine, dies at 85
• 2021 Willie Winfield, American doo-wop singer (Harptones – “Life Is But A Dream”; “A Sunday Kind of Love”), dies of a heart attack at 91
• 2022 Burt Metcalfe, Canadian-American television actor (Father of the Bride), screenwriter and producer (M*A*S*H), dies of sepsis at 87
• 2022 Mary Alice [Smith], American stage and screen actress (Fences – Tony Award, 1987; I’ll Fly Away – Emmy Award, 1993; A Different World – “Lettie”), dies at 85 or 80 [year of birth disputed]
• 2022 Tom Springfield [Dionysius O’Brien], British folk-pop singer-songwriter (The Springfields; The Seekers – “Georgy Girl”), dies at 88 [1]
• 2022 Tony Dow, American actor (Leave it to Beaver – “Wally”), director, and sculptor, dies of cancer at 77
• 2023 Mike Giddings, American football coach and scout (HC University of Utah, Denver Broncos director pro scouting; pioneer independent scouting & NFL analytics), dies of a stroke at 89
• 2023 Raphick Jumadeen, West Indian cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 4/72, 1 x 50; T&T), dies at 75
• 2023 Rune Richardsen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Lillestrøm SK), dies at 60
• 2024 Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (25 caps; LD Alajuelense), dies at 96
• 2024 Edna O’Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer (The Country Grils; Girl with Green Eyes; Casualties of Peace), dies at 93 [1]
• 2024 Luis Galarza, Bolivian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps; C The Strongest, CSCD Blooming) and manager (Real Potosí, C The Strongest), dies at 73
• 2024 Murray Costello, Canadian ice hockey executive (oversaw foundation Canadian women’s team and IIHF Women’s World C’ship 1990), dies at 90

July 27 Highlights