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Leonard Simon Nimoy was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for over 40 years.
Notable Deaths on February 27
2015 — Leonard Nimoy
American actor (born 1931)
February 27 has 85 recorded notable deaths across history, from 640 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
85 source records
640 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on February 27
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- 1963 The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. Source
- 1962 Vietnam War: Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm. Source
- 1961 The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. Source
- 1617 Sweden and the Tsardom of Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea. Source
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Chandra Shekhar Azad hailed from Bardarka village in Unnao district of United Provinces and his parents were Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi.
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The Teenagers' first single, 1956's "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", was also their biggest hit.
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Described by Time magazine in 1959 as "probably the best horseman on television", for most of his career, Robertson played in Western films and television shows—well over 60 titles in all.
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In 1960, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President.
More major people who died on February 27
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1931
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Indian revolutionary (born 1906)
Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari, popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican…
1968
Frankie Lymon
American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
Franklin Joseph Lymon was an American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, dancer and composer best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll doo-wop group the…
2013
Dale Robertson
American actor (born 1923)
Dayle Lymoine Robertson was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television.
1985
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
American politician and diplomat, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1902)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was an American diplomat and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of President…
2015
Boris Nemtsov
Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (born 1959)
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, liberal statesman and politician, opposition leader and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin.
2010
Nanaji Deshmukh
Indian educator and activist (born 1916)
Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh, better known as Nanaji Deshmukh, was an Indian social activist and politician. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance.
1987
Franciszek Blachnicki
Polish priest (born 1921)
Franciszek Blachnicki was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Light-Life movement, also known as the Oasis Movement, and the Secular Institute of the Immaculate Mother of the Church.
2012
Ma Jiyuan
Chinese general (born 1921)
Ma Jiyuan was a Chinese Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the northwestern province of Qinghai.
2014
Aaron Allston
American game designer and author (born 1960)
Aaron Dale Allston was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels.
2012
Tina Strobos
Dutch physician and psychiatrist (born 1920)
Tina Strobos was a Dutch physician and psychiatrist from Amsterdam, known for her resistance work during World War II.
1969
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and academic (born 1883)
Charles Marius Barbeau,, also known as C. Marius Barbeau, or more commonly simply Marius Barbeau, was a Canadian ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthropology.
1986
Jacques Plante
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1929)
Joseph Jacques Omer Plante was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. During a career as a goaltender lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey.
1993
Lillian Gish
American actress (born 1893)
Lillian Diana Gish was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987.
2019
France-Albert René
Seychellois politician, 2nd President of Seychelles (born 1935)
France-Albert René was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and revolutionary who served as the second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004, following a coup d'état that ousted the country's founding president James…
2021
Ng Man-tat
Hong Kong actor (born 1952)
Richard Ng Man-tat, commonly called Uncle Tat (達叔), was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian.
2013
Ramon Dekkers
Dutch mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1969)
Ramon Dekkers was a Dutch professional Muay Thai fighter. He won five world titles across four weight classes in Muay Thai during the 1980s and 1990s.
1784
Count of St. Germain
European adventurer (born 1710)
The Count of St. Germain, whose real name and origins remain unknown, was a European adventurer who had interests and achievements in science, alchemy, philosophy, and the arts.
1985
Ray Ellington
English singer and drummer (born 1916)
Henry Pitts Brown, better known by his stage name Ray Ellington, was an English jazz musician and bandleader. He is best known for his appearances on The Goon Show from 1951 to 1960.
1795
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1750)
Tanikaze Kajinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from the Edo period. Officially recognized as the fourth yokozuna, he was however effectively the first, as he was the first to be awarded the title during his lifetime.