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The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days of the First World War, earning promotion via battlefield commission to Leutnant on 30 March 1915
Notable Deaths on June 27
97 people
992 – 2024
June 27 has seen 97 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 992 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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1917 — Karl Allmenröder
German soldier and pilot (born 1896)
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As Manfred von Richthofen's protege, Karl Allmenröder scored the first of his 30 confirmed victories on 16 February 1917
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Leutnant Karl Allmenröder was a German World War I flying ace credited with 30 aerial victories
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After transferring to aviation and serving some time as an artillery spotter in two-seater reconnaissance airplanes, he transferred to flying fighter aircraft with Jagdstaffel 11 in November 1916
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Flying a scarlet Albatros D.III trimmed out with white nose and elevators, Allmenröder would score a constant string of aerial victories until 26 June 1917, the day before his death
Duke of Brittany
Conan I, nicknamed Le Tort, was the Duke of Brittany from 990 to his death.
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992
1162
Sancho Garcés VI, called the Wise was King of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194. He was the first monarch to officially drop the title of King of Pamplona in favour of King of Navarre, thus changing the…
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1194
1296
Alfonso the Magnanimous was King of Aragon and King of Sicily and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the throne of the Kingdom of…
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1458
rebel leader
Michael Joseph, better known as Michael An Gof, was one of the leaders of the Cornish rebellion of 1497, along with Thomas Flamank.
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1497
rebel leader
Thomas Flamank was a lawyer and former MP from Cornwall, who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish rebellion of 1497, a protest against taxes imposed by Henry VII of England.
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1497
Italian historian, painter, and architect (born 1511)
Giorgio Vasari was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer known for his work Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of…
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1574
1st Baron Norreys (born 1525)
Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote in Oxfordshire, was an English politician and diplomat, who belonged to an old Berkshire family, many members of which had held positions at the English court.
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1601
Polish archbishop (born 1539)
Jan Dymitr Solikowski was a Polish writer, diplomat, Archbishop of Lwów.
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1603
English historian, journalist, and politician (born 1564)
Sir John Hayward was an English historian, lawyer and politician.
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1627
Japanese strongman (born 1567)
Date Masamune was a Japanese samurai and daimyō during the Azuchi–Momoyama period through the early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful feudal lords in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city…
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1636
German theologian (born 1586)
Johannes Valentinus Andreae, also known as Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Johann Valentin Andreae, was a German theologian and writer.
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1654
Holy Roman Empress (born 1598)
Eleonora Gonzaga, was born a princess of Mantua as a member of the House of Gonzaga, and by marriage to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
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1655
English historian and politician (born 1597)
Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd Baronet, of Roydon Hall near East Peckham in Kent, was an English historian and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1640.
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1672
French poet and author (born 1639)
Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and wit, was born at Fontenay, Province of Normandy.
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1720
French harpsichord player and composer (born 1665)
Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer. Jacquet de La Guerre was a significant figure in French Baroque music, particularly in the development of cantata and keyboard…
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1729
Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (born 1711)
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg was an Austrian and Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarchy. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he held the office of State Chancellor for about four decades…
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1794
French general (born 1715)
Philippe de Noailles, comte de Noailles and later prince de Poix, duc de Mouchy, and duc de Poix à brevêt, was a younger brother of Louis de Noailles, and a more distinguished soldier than his brother. He was the son of…
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1794
German theologian and academic (born 1754)
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn was a German Protestant theologian of the Enlightenment and an early orientalist. He was a member of the Göttingen school of history.
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1827
English chemist and mineralogist (born 1765)
James Smithson was a British chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the early 1800s as well as defining calamine, which would eventually be renamed after him as…
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1829
French mathematician and physicist (born 1776)
Marie-Sophie Germain was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, she gained education from books in her father's library,…
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1831
grand duke of Russia and the son of Emperor Paul I of Russia (born 1779)
Konstantin Pavlovich was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the heir presumptive for most of his elder brother Alexander I's reign, but had secretly…
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1831
founder of the Sikh Empire (born 1780)
Ranjit Singh, born as Buddh Singh, was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839.
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1839
American religious leader (born 1800)
Hyrum Smith was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the older brother of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith,…
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1844
American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1805)
Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of…
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1844
American jurist and politician (born 1800)
Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme…
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1878
Maltese architect and civil engineer (born 1834)
Giorgio Costantino Schinas was a Maltese architect and civil engineer. He was of Greek descent.
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1894
English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1825)
John Berryman VC was a British Army non-commissioned officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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1896
Scottish-Irish tennis player (born 1867)
Harold Segerson Mahony was a Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. His career lasted from 1888 until his death in 1905. Mahony was born…
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1905
American educator, co-founded Radcliffe College (born 1822)
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American educator, naturalist, writer, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College. A researcher of natural history, she was an author and illustrator of natural history…
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1907
English motorcycle racer (born 1882)
Victor John Surridge was an English motor-cycle racer who raced for the Rudge team. After the works Rudge factory team visited the Isle of Man TT Races for the first time, Victor Surridge while practising for the 1911…
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1911
Australian cricketer (born 1855)
George John Bonnor was an Australian cricketer, known for his big hitting, who played Test cricket between 1880 and 1888.
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1912
American boxer (born 1885)
Peter Johnson Sturholdt was an American boxer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Sturholdt was born in Red Wing, Minnesota. In 1904, he finished fourth in the lightweight class after losing the bronze medal fight…
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1919
Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1839)
Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada". He was born in Saint-Placide, Quebec, to Charles…
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1920
Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (born 1876)
Francesco Buhagiar was the second Prime Minister of Malta (1923–1924). He was elected from the Maltese Political Union.
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1934
French-American inventor (born 1857)
Eugène Augustin Lauste was a French inventor instrumental in the technological development of the history of cinema.
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1935
Czech journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (born 1878)
Milan Hodža was a Slovak politician and journalist, serving from 1935 to 1938 as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia. As a proponent of regional integration, he was known for his attempts to establish a democratic…
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1944
1946
South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873)
Dorothea Frances Bleek was a South African-born German anthropologist and philologist known for her research on the Bushmen of Southern Africa.
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1948
English botanist and mountaineer (born 1900)
Francis Sydney Smythe, better known as Frank Smythe or F. S. Smythe, was an English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist. He is best remembered for his mountaineering in the Alps as well as in the Himalayas,…
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1949
Czech politician, victim of judicial murder (born 1901)
Milada Horáková was a Czech politician and a member of the underground resistance movement against Nazi Germany and then against the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. She was focused on preserving democratic…
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1950
1952
Austrian soldier and mountaineer (born 1924)
Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer. His accomplishments include the first ascents of Nanga Parbat in 1953 and Broad Peak in 1957. He is one of the pioneers of the alpine style. Buhl was the father of…
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1957
English tennis player, golfer, and archer (born 1871)
Charlotte Dod was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 in the summer of 1887. She remains the…
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1960
British politician and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Great Britain (born 1890)
Harry Pollitt was a British communist who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from July 1929 to September 1939 and again from 1941 until his death in 1960. Pollitt spent most…
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1960
Estonian author, poet, and critic (born 1904)
Paul Viiding was an Estonian poet, author, and literary critic.
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1962
Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (born 1878)
Jaan Lattik was an Estonian politician, writer and a former Estonian Minister of Education and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
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1967
American hurdler and scholar (born 1902)
Daniel Chapin Kinsey was an American hurdler and scholar in physical education.
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1970
1973
English mathematician and physicist (born 1886)
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM FRS FRSE was a British physicist, who made instrumental contributions to fluid dynamics and wave theory.
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1975
American businessman (born 1885)
Arthur W. Perdue (1885–1977) was an American businessman and the founder of Perdue Farms along with his wife Pearl in 1920. The business was started in his backyard, and at the time only produced chicken eggs, and grew…
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1977
New Zealand rugby player and referee (born 1905)
George Nēpia was a New Zealand Māori rugby union and rugby league player. He is remembered as an exceptional full-back and one of the most famous Māori rugby players. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of…
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1986
English philosopher and academic (born 1910)
Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer was an English philosopher known for his promotion of logical positivism, particularly in his books Language, Truth, and Logic (1936) and The Problem of Knowledge (1956).
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1989
American-English screenwriter and producer (born 1921)
Milton Subotsky was an American film and television writer and producer. In 1964, he founded Amicus Productions with Max J. Rosenberg. Amicus means "friend" in Latin. The partnership produced low-budget science fiction…
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1991
American film producer (born 1909)
Albert Romolo Broccoli, nicknamed "Cubby", was an American film producer who made more than 40 motion pictures throughout his career. Most of the films were made in the United Kingdom and often filmed at Pinewood…
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1996
Canadian businessman and politician (born 1935)
Gilles Rocheleau was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. He co-founded the Bloc Québécois with Lucien Bouchard in 1990.
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1998
Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)
Georgios Papadopoulos was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under the junta in…
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1999
French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1907)
Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin was a French Christian Democrat politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before being replaced by Charles de Gaulle during the crisis of…
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2000
Finnish author, illustrator, and painter (born 1914)
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author. She was also a painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm,…
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2001
American actor (born 1925)
John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous…
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2001
2001
English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and producer (born 1944)
John Alec Entwistle was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed…
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2002
American admiral (born 1920)
Robert Lyman John Long was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as vice chief of Naval Operations from 1977 to 1979 and as commander in chief Pacific from 1979 to 1983.
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2002
American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
David Newman was an American screenwriter. From the late 1960s through the early 1980s he frequently collaborated with Robert Benton. He was married to fellow writer Leslie Newman, with whom he had two children, until…
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2003
American general (born 1923)
George Smith Patton IV was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
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2004
American race car driver (born 1968)
Darrell James Russell was an American National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racer. He was the 2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year. At the time, he was the third driver to win in his Professional class debut.
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2004
American historian and author (born 1916)
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was an American writer and journalist. Although he primarily viewed himself as a novelist, he is now best known for his authorship of The Civil War: A Narrative, a three-volume history of the…
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2005
English lieutenant and pilot (born 1914)
Raymond Towers Holmes was a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Second World War who is best known for an event that occurred during the Battle of Britain. He became famous when he reportedly saved…
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2005
American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (born 1946)
John Thomas Walton was an American war veteran, businessman and a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He was the chairman of True North Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Walton cofounded the Children's…
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2005
American singer (born 1924)
Eileen Barton was an American singer best known for her 1950 hit song, "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake."
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2006
Mexican serial killer (born 1960)
Angel Maturino Reséndiz, known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s, some of which involved sexual assault. He had…
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2006
Canadian actor (born 1920)
William Ian DeWitt Hutt, was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film. Hutt's distinguished career spanned over 50 years and won him many accolades and awards. While his base throughout his career remained at the…
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2007
Indian field marshal (born 1914)
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, nicknamed as Sam Bahadur, was an Indian Army general officer who was the Chief of the army staff during the India–Pakistan war of 1971, and the first Indian army…
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2008
American actress (born 1922)
Josephine Owaissa Cottle, known professionally as Gale Storm, was an American actress and singer. After a film career from 1940 to 1952, she starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, My Little Margie and…
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2009
American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1934)
Corey Allen was an American film and television director, writer, producer, and actor. He began his career as an actor but eventually became a television director. He is best known for playing the character Buzz…
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2010
English footballer (born 1946)
Michael Doyle was an English footballer, who spent most of his career with Manchester City and also played for Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.
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2011
2012
Australian poet and illustrator (born 1920)
Rosemary de Brissac Dobson was an Australian poet, illustrator, editor and anthologist. She published fourteen volumes of poetry, was published in almost every annual volume of Australian Poetry and has been translated…
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2012
Italian footballer (born 1964)
Stefano Borgonovo was an Italian footballer and manager, who played as a striker. An opportunistic striker, Borgonovo played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, and came to prominence while playing…
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2013
2013
Canadian jurist and politician (born 1954)
Edmond P. Blanchard was a Canadian jurist and politician.
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2014
American poet, critic, and academic (born 1932)
Allen R. Grossman was a noted American poet, critic and professor.
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2014
Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (born 1930)
Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as President for only a few months, from…
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2014
Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)
Violet Milstead Warren was a Canadian aviator, noted for being the first female Canadian bush pilot and one of only four Canadian women to work in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during WWII. With over 600…
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2014
Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1926)
Rachid Solh was a Lebanese politician and Prime Minister, kin of one of the most eminent Sunni Muslim families in the country several of whose members became prime ministers, and that was originally from Sidon but later…
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2014
Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (born 1926)
Zvi Elpeleg was an academic, author, and a senior researcher at the Dayan Institute at Tel Aviv University. Born in Poland, Elpeleg served as a colonel in the Israeli army and later received an ambassadorial appointment.
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2015
Norwegian historian and professor (born 1930)
Knut Helle was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works.
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2015
English musician (bass guitarist), singer and songwriter, member of the rock band Yes (born 1948)
Christopher Russell Edward Squire was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, backing vocalist, and only constant member of the progressive rock band Yes until his death in 2015. In 2017,…
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2015
Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (born 1929)
Bud Spencer was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Terence Hill. Spencer and Hill appeared…
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2016
Austrian sociologist (born 1929)
Peter Ludwig Berger was an Austrian-born American sociologist and Protestant theologian. Berger became known for his work in the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion, study of modernization, and…
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2017
American manager, father of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson (born 1928)
Joseph Walter Jackson was an American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
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2018
Australian journalist and former barrister (born 1951)
Liz Jackson was an Australian journalist, TV presenter and barrister noted for her work on the Four Corners and Media Watch television programs. She received nine Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism.
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2018
Australian obstetrician (born 1927)
William Griffith McBride was an Australian obstetrician. He published a letter on the teratogenicity of thalidomide in 1961, following the findings of a midwife named Pat Sparrow. which resulted in the reduction of the…
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2018
American country musician (born 1944)
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman was an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and columnist for Texas Monthly, who styled himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain.
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2024
American actor (born 1943)
Martin Eugene Mull was an American actor, musician, and painter. He became known on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, its spin-off Fernwood 2 Night, and America 2 Night. His other notable roles included Colonel Mustard in the…
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2024
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Notable deaths
Who died on June 27?
Karl Allmenröder — German World War I flying ace
FeaturedKarl Allmenröder
Death year1917
Known forThe medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days of the First World War, earning promotion via battlefield commission to Leutnant on 30 March 1915
Deaths on this date97 (992 – 2024)
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