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Sam Shepard's accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards.
Notable Deaths on July 27
2017 — Sam Shepard
American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (born 1943)
July 27 has 117 recorded notable deaths across history, from 903 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
117 source records
903 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on July 27
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- 1299 According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state. Source
- 1789 The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State). Source
- 1775 Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men." Source
- 1778 American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff. Source
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John Dalton was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist whose work laid the foundations of modern atomic theory and stoichiometric chemistry.
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John David Tatum was an American professional football safety who played 10 seasons from 1971 through 1980 with the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL).
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Rudolf IV, also called Rudolf the Founder, was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from 1364 until his death.
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Pope Nicholas II, otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death in 27 July 1061.
More major people who died on July 27
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1844
John Dalton
English physicist, meteorologist, and chemist (born 1776)
John Dalton was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist whose work laid the foundations of modern atomic theory and stoichiometric chemistry.
2010
Jack Tatum
American football player (born 1948)
John David Tatum was an American professional football safety who played 10 seasons from 1971 through 1980 with the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL).
1365
Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria (born 1339)
Rudolf IV, also called Rudolf the Founder, was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from…
1061
Nicholas II
pope of the Catholic Church
Pope Nicholas II, otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death in 27 July 1061.
2012
Darryl Cotton
Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1949)
Darryl Grant Cotton was an Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.
1978
Bob Heffron
New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (born 1890)
Robert James Heffron, also known as Bob Heffron or R. J. Heffron, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, union organiser and Australian Labor Party (ALP) Premier of New South Wales from 1959 to 1964.
1995
Rick Ferrell
American baseball player and coach (born 1905)
Richard Benjamin Ferrell was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and executive. He played for 18 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1929 through 1947 for the St.
1963
Hooks Dauss
American baseball player (born 1889)
George August "Hooks" Dauss was an American professional baseball player from 1909 to 1926. He played 15 seasons of Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers from 1912 to 1926.
2005
Al Held
American painter and academic (born 1928)
Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings.
1968
Babe Adams
American baseball player and manager (born 1882)
Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1981
Elizabeth Rona
Hungarian American nuclear chemist (born 1890)
Elizabeth Rona was a Hungarian nuclear chemist, known for her work with radioactive isotopes.
1101
Conrad II
king of Italy (born 1074)
Conrad II of Italy, also known as Conrad (III) (12 February 1074 – 27 July 1101), was the Duke of Lower Lorraine (1076–1087), King of Germany (1087–1098) and King of Italy (1093–1098).
1962
Richard Aldington
English poet and author (born 1892)
Richard Aldington was an English writer and poet. He was an early associate of the Imagist movement.
2008
Youssef Chahine
Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)
Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death in 2008.
2012
Norman Alden
American actor (born 1924)
Norman Alden was an American character actor who performed in television programs and motion pictures. He first appeared on television on The 20th Century Fox Hour in 1957.
1276
James I of Aragon (born 1208)
James I the Conqueror was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and King of Valencia from 1238 to 1276.
2024
Pavel Kushnir
Russian pianist, writer, activist and political prisoner (born 1984)
Pavel Mikhailovich Kushnir was a Russian pianist, writer, and political activist, who became the first political prisoner in modern Russia to die during a hunger strike.
2012
Geoffrey Hughes
English actor (born 1944)
Geoffrey William Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame for portraying bin man Eddie Yeats in the long-running British…
2013
Bud Day
American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1925)
George Everette "Bud" Day was a United States Air Force officer, aviator, and veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He was also a prisoner of war, and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross.