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Who died on 27 August?

Celebrities who died on 27 August

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Oldest

104 years, 3 months, 11 days

Youngest

39 years, 1 month, 10 days

Born first

12 March 1880

Died first

27 August 1950

Born last

27 July 1980

Died last

27 August 2023

Emperor of Ethiopia Selassie I Haile

Selassie I Haile

Emperor of Ethiopia

1975
British statesman and naval officer Lord Mountbatten

Lord Mountbatten

British statesman and naval officer

1979
basketball player and coach  Lute Olson

Lute Olson

basketball player and coach

2020
1st President of the Gambia  Dawda Kairaba Jawara

Dawda Kairaba Jawara

1st President of the Gambia

2019
Australian visual artist Mirka Mora

Mirka Mora

Australian visual artist

2018
American actor Fredd Wayne

Fredd Wayne

American actor

2018
American adult entertainment actor Jon Dough

Jon Dough

American adult entertainment actor

2006
American journalist and author  William Neikirk

William Neikirk

American journalist and author

2020
American actress, comedienne Gracie Allen

Gracie Allen

American actress, comedienne

1964
American basketball player-coach Darryl Dawkins

Darryl Dawkins

American basketball player-coach

2015
American racing driver Jessi Combs

Jessi Combs

American racing driver

2019
Colombian-Peruvian actress  Mariella Trejos

Mariella Trejos

Colombian-Peruvian actress

2023
German children's author Benno Pludra

Benno Pludra

German children's author

2014
Greek politician, minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos

Akis Tsochatzopoulos

Greek politician, minister

2021
American baseball player and coach Pat Corrales

Pat Corrales

American baseball player and coach

2023
Iranian politician and activist Ebrahim Yazdi

Ebrahim Yazdi

Iranian politician and activist

2017
American professional wrestler Bob Armstrong

Bob Armstrong

American professional wrestler

2020
Model, actress, radio personality, columnist Jinx Falkenburg

Jinx Falkenburg

Model, actress, radio personality, columnist

2003
Hungarian actress Lenke Lorán

Lenke Lorán

Hungarian actress

2017
Indian singer Mukesh

Mukesh

Indian singer

1976
German actress and writer Erika Mann

Erika Mann

German actress and writer

1969
American politician Don Sundquist

Don Sundquist

American politician

2023
American baseball player Johnny Lindell

Johnny Lindell

American baseball player

1985
Indian poet and writer from Odisha Jayanta Mahapatra

Jayanta Mahapatra

Indian poet and writer from Odisha

2023
Russian and Soviet writer Sergey Mikhalkov

Sergey Mikhalkov

Russian and Soviet writer

2009
German composer Siegfried Matthus

Siegfried Matthus

German composer

2021
American biochemist Edmond H. Fischer

Edmond H. Fischer

American biochemist

2021
American sculptor and architect Siah Armajani

Siah Armajani

American sculptor and architect

2020
Thai media personality and singer M.R. Thanadsri Swastiwat

M.R. Thanadsri Swastiwat

Thai media personality and singer

2019
Chinese playwright and film director Chen Liting

Chen Liting

Chinese playwright and film director

2013
Japanese sculptor Noriyuki Haraguchi

Noriyuki Haraguchi

Japanese sculptor

2020
American actor Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

American actor

1990
actress Mary Beth Hughes

Mary Beth Hughes

actress

1995
Judoka Anton Geesink

Anton Geesink

Judoka

2010
Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator Cesare Pavese

Cesare Pavese

Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator

1950
Serbian footballer  Milutin Šoškić

Milutin Šoškić

Serbian footballer

2022
American politician and lawyer Fritz Windhorst

Fritz Windhorst

American politician and lawyer

2023
Croatian linguist Stjepan Babić

Stjepan Babić

Croatian linguist

2021
American actor Greg Morris

Greg Morris

American actor

1996
American peace activist Frances Crowe

Frances Crowe

American peace activist

2019
Swiss racing driver Hans Ruesch

Hans Ruesch

Swiss racing driver

2007
American actor Tol Avery

Tol Avery

American actor

1973
American football player Bobby Marshall

Bobby Marshall

American football player

1958
South African general and Doctor Vejaynand Ramlakan

Vejaynand Ramlakan

South African general and Doctor

2020
Israeli diplomat Yitzhak Pundak

Yitzhak Pundak

Israeli diplomat

2017
American actress Suzanne Kaaren

Suzanne Kaaren

American actress

2004
Flamenco composer and guitarist Manolo Sanlúcar

Manolo Sanlúcar

Flamenco composer and guitarist

2022
Bulgarian writer, playwright and translator Valeri Petrov

Valeri Petrov

Bulgarian writer, playwright and translator

2014