Discover the most famous people who died on September 27. The list includes people like Edgar Degas, Cliff Burton, Walter Benjamin, Clara Bow, Mohammad Najibullah. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, spiritual & religious leaders and guitarists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & India and many more countries.

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Birthdate: April 9, 1926

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2017

As the founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner changed the way people viewed nudity. Known for his enviable lifestyle, he resided in luxury mansions along with his Playboy Playmates. Also a well-known philanthropist, Hefner made significant donations to various causes. He also supported freedom of expression and sexual liberation.

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Cliff Burton

(Bass Guitarist for the American heavy metal band Metallica.)

Birthdate: February 10, 1962

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Castro Valley, California, United States

Died: 1986

Cliff Burton was an American songwriter and musician. He was part of the famous heavy metal band Metallica as the bassist from 1982 until his death in 1986. He died in a bus crash when Metallica was touring in support of their third studio album. Regarded as one of the greatest bassists of all time, Burton remains an influential musician.

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Edgar Degas

(French Impressionist Artist Best Known for His Pastel Drawings and Oil Paintings)

Birthdate: July 19, 1834

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1917

French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas is best remembered for his oil paintings and pastel drawings and for his signature use of dancers and bathing women as themes in his works such as Fin d'Arabesque and Woman in a Tub. He had also experimented with bronze sculptures and called himself a realist.

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Jimmy Doolittle

(American Military General and Aviation Pioneer Who Made Daring Raid on Japan During World War II)

Birthdate: December 14, 1896

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Alameda, California, United States

Died: 1993

Jimmy Doolittle was an American aviation pioneer and military general. Apart from winning many flying races, Doolittle also helped develop instrument flying. He was the brains behind the Doolittle Raid, the air raid that served as retribution for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. His work during the raid earned him the prestigious Medal of Honor.

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Oona O'Neill

(Actor)

Birthdate: May 14, 1925

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Warwick Parish, Bermuda

Died: 1991

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Clara Bow

(American Actress Who was a Big Star During Silent Era of the 1920s)

Birthdate: July 29, 1905

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1965

Clara Bow gained fame during the 1920s’ silent film era and then switched to "talkies" in 1929. Her performance in the movie It earned her the nickname The It Girl, and she soon became a sex symbol of the Roaring Twenties. Following her retirement, she started ranching in Nevada. 

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Donald O'Connor

(Actor)

Birthdate: August 28, 1925

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died: 2003

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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George Blanda

(American Professional Football Player Who Played as a Quarterback and Kicker)

Birthdate: September 17, 1927

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Youngwood, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2010

Famous for the age-defying longevity of his American football career, George Blanda set several records before retiring at the age of 48. The quarterback and placekicker who played mainly for Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders teams, retired with 943 extra points from 26 seasons. He scored a record-setting 42 interceptions thrown in a single season in 1962.

Birthdate: August 6, 1947

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Gardez, Afghanistan

Died: 1996

Mohammad Najibullah was an Afghan politician. From 1987 to 1992, he served as the president of Afghanistan before resigning in 1992. Throughout his tenure as president and leader of Afghanistan, Najibullah preferred nationalism over socialism, abolished the one-party state, and made Islam an official religion. In 1996, he was publicly hanged by the Taliban after they captured Kabul.

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Robert Montgomery

(American actor)

Birthdate: May 21, 1904

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Beacon, New York

Died: 1981

Robert Montgomery was an American actor, producer, and director. Renowned for his versatility, Montgomery received two nominations for the prestigious Academy Award under the Best Actor category. Robert Montgomery was awarded a couple of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film and TV industries.

Birthdate: May 22, 1772

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Radhanagore, West Bengal, India

Died: 1833

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian social and religious reformer. He is credited with co-founding the Brahmo Sabha, a social-religious reform movement. Often referred to as the Father of the Bengal Renaissance, Roy has had an influential role in fields like politics, education, and religion. In 2004, he was ranked 10th in BBC's Greatest Bengali of all time poll.

Birthdate: June 26, 1911

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas, United States

Died: 1956

Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who specialized in golf, track and field, basketball, and baseball. Considered one of the greatest female athletes ever, Didrikson won two gold medals and a silver medal in track and field at the Summer Olympics in 1932. She then went on to win 10 LPGA major championships, becoming USA's first female golf celebrity.

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Herbert Lom

(Czech Actor Renowned For His Versatility)

Birthdate: September 11, 1917

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Prague, Czechia

Died: 2012

Herbert Lom was a Czech actor best remembered for his versatility as he portrayed suave villains during his younger days and then moved on to playing professional men as he aged. He also proved his comedy skills in The Pink Panther franchise. Lom worked well into his 80s before retiring in 2002. He died 10 years later in his sleep.

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Marty Balin

(Singer-Songwriter)

Birthdate: January 30, 1942

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died: 2018

Birthdate: March 23, 1887

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died: 1967

Felix Yusupov was a Russian prince and count from the Yusupov family. He participated in the assassination of the controversial mystic Grigori Rasputin. He was born into a wealthy family and led a flamboyant life. He was happily married to Princess Irina of Russia, the niece of Tsar Nicholas II, for more than 50 years.

Birthdate: March 22, 1817

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Warrenton, North Carolina, United States

Died: 1876

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Lloyd Nolan

(Actor)

Birthdate: August 11, 1902

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 1985

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Engelbert Humperdinck

(Composer)

Birthdate: September 1, 1854

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Siegburg, Germany

Died: 1921

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David Croft

(playwright, television director, composer, screenwriter)

Birthdate: September 7, 1922

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England

Died: 2011

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Doak Walker

(American football player)

Birthdate: January 1, 1927

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

Died: 1998

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

(Chemist)

Birthdate: August 30, 1863

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Murom

Died: 1944

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a photographer and chemist of the Russian Empire. Prokudin-Gorskii is remembered for his effort to capture early 20th-century Russia and his groundbreaking work in color photography. From 1909 to 1915, Prokudin-Gorskii traveled across the Russian Empire, documenting several of its aspects. After his death, many of his negatives were taken to the U.S. Library of Congress.

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Wilton Felder

(Saxophonist)

Birthdate: August 31, 1940

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Died: 2015

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Adelina Patti

(Italian Opera Singer Who is Considered One of the Most Popular Sopranos of All Time)

Birthdate: February 19, 1843

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Died: 1919

Adelina Patti was an Italian opera singer who achieved immense poularity in the USA and Europe. One of the finest singers of her generation, Patti was also among the highest-paid at the peak of her career. Along with her near contemporaries Thérèse Tietjens and Jenny Lind, Adelina Patti is considered one of the most popular sopranos of all time.

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Jimmy McCulloch

(Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist)

Birthdate: June 4, 1953

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Dumbarton

Died: 1979

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William Safire

(Pulitzer Prize-Winning US Journalist, Author, and New York Times Columnist)

Birthdate: December 17, 1929

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2009

Pulitzer Prize-winning US journalist and author William Safire soared to fame as a New York Times political columnist. He also worked as a speechwriter and penned US vice president Spiro Agnew’s famous phrase “nattering nabobs of negativism.” He also penned a few novels, such as the historical novel Freedom.

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John Guillermin

(Filmmaker)

Birthdate: November 11, 1925

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 2015

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Gerald Finzi

(Composer, Music educator)

Birthdate: July 14, 1901

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: London

Died: 1956

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S. R. Ranganathan

(Indian Mathematician and Librarian Known for His Development of 'Colon Classification')

Birthdate: August 9, 1892

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: 1972

S. R. Ranganathan was an Indian librarian and mathematician. Ranganathan is best remembered for developing the colon classification, a system of library classification, which is currently used in research libraries all over the world. In India, he is considered the father of library science, information science, and documentation. His birthday is observed as National Librarian's Day in his home country.

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Emperor Go-Nara

(Emperor)

Birthdate: January 26, 1495

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Japan

Died: 1557

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Hilda Doolittle

(Poet)

Birthdate: September 10, 1886

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1961

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Mahendra Kapoor

(Singer)

Birthdate: January 9, 1934

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Amritsar

Died: 2008

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Sylvia Pankhurst

(Political Activist)

Birthdate: May 5, 1882

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Old Trafford (district) Old Trafford, Manchester, England

Died: 1960

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Thomas Traherne

(Poet)

Birthdate: October 10, 1636

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Hereford, England

Died: 1674

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Gaby Aghion

(French Fashion Designer and the Founder of the French Fashion House Chloé)

Birthdate: March 3, 1921

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt

Died: 2014

Apart from launching the fashion brand Chloé, Gaby Aghion had apparently also coined the term prêt-à-porter. Born Gabrielle Hanoka, Gaby went to Paris at 18 and got married at 19. She later built an empire out of her feminine clothes made of soft fabric. She was also awarded the Légion d'Honneur.

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Charles Henri Ford

(Poet)

Birthdate: February 10, 1908

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2002

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Julius Wagner-Jauregg

(Physician, Politician, Neurologist, Psychiatrist, Professor)

Birthdate: March 7, 1857

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Wels

Died: 1940

Nobel Prize-winning Austrian psychiatrist Julius Wagner-Jauregg is best known for revolutionizing medical science by partially treating general paresis through artificial induction of malaria. He paved the path for shock therapy and fever therapy to treat mental ailments. He also studied thyroid and ovarian issues. He later became a Nazi sympathizer.

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Gates Brown

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: May 2, 1939

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Crestline, Ohio, United States

Died: 2013

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Aristide Maillol

(French Sculptor, Painter, and Printmaker)

Birthdate: December 8, 1861

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Banyuls-sur-Mer, France

Died: 1944

Best known for his female nude statues, Aristide Maillol had started his career as a tapestry painter. He was 40 when failing eyesight forced him to quit painting and take to sculpting. He was influenced by the French group of artists named the Nabis. Many of his artworks were later looted by the Nazis.

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Alexandre Colonna-Walewski

(Statesman)

Birthdate: May 4, 1810

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Walewice, Poland

Died: 1868

Widely known as the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and his Polish noblewoman mistress, Countess Marie Walewska, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski was a French diplomat and politician. Apart from serving as a foreign minister, he is also believed to have collaborated with Alexandre Dumas on an opera.

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Frank Wills

(Security guard)

Birthdate: February 4, 1948

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States

Died: 2000

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Wilson Greatbatch

(Engineer, Inventor)

Birthdate: September 6, 1919

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Buffalo

Died: 2011

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Peter Skene Ogden

(Explorer)

Birthdate: February 12, 1790

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada

Died: 1854

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William Moultrie

(General)

Birthdate: November 23, 1730

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died: 1805

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William of Wykeham

(Bishop of Winchester)

Birthdate: 1320 AD

Birthplace: Wickham, England

Died: 1404

William of Wykeham served as the Chancellor of England and Bishop of Winchester. He is credited with establishing New College School and New College, Oxford in 1379. He is also credited with establishing Winchester College in 1382. A reputed builder during the reign of King Edward III, William helped reconstruct Windsor Castle. A rich man, William patronized many schools.

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Eugene Chaplin

(Actress)

Birthdate: May 14, 1925

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Warwick Parish, Bermuda

Died: 1991

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Frank Tyson

(England International Cricketer)

Birthdate: June 6, 1930

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Municipal Borough of Farnworth

Died: 2015

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Aimee Semple McPherson

(Evangelist)

Birthdate: October 9, 1890

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Salford, Ontario, Canada

Died: 1944

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Vincent de Paul

(French Catholic Priest)

Birthdate: April 24, 1581

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, France

Died: 1660

Vincent de Paul was a 17th-century Catholic saint who established the Congregation of the Mission, whose followers are also known as Lazarists, or Vincentians. Known for his charity toward the peasant community and the poor, he also formed associations of women who helped and nursed the sick.

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Maria Amalia of Saxony

(Princess)

Birthdate: November 24, 1724

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Dresden Castle, Dresden, Germany

Died: 1760

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Tuncel Kurtiz

(Turkish Actor Known for His Roles in Films, TV, and Theater)

Birthdate: February 1, 1936

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Kocaeli Province, Turkey

Died: 2013

Veteran Turkish actor Tuncel Kurtiz had begun his career with theater and later stepped into movies and television, too. Known for his award-winning roles in films such as Hiuch HaGdi, Şellale, and Yaşamın Kıyısında, he had also ventured into direction and screenwriting. He died of a head injury from an accidental fall.