Famous Deaths In February - 27

1955  On this day in history tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66  

1956  On February - 27 frank Dailey, orch leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54  

1958  On February - 27 harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack  

1960  Adriano Olivetti, Italian engineer/manufacturer, dies at 58 on February - 27.  

1961  Platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies on February - 27.  

1962  Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 on February - 27.  

1964  Death of Orry-Kelly, Australian costume designer (b. 1897) on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81  

1968  Johannes Tralow, writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1969  John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 on February - 27.  

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1970  On February - 27 robert Bruce Lockhart, diplomat/writer, dies  

1972  On February - 27 death of pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)  

1973  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1974  On February - 27 pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59  

1975  Neville Cardus, writer/cricketer, dies on February - 27.  

1977  Allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47 on February - 27.  

1978  On February - 27 vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65  

1980  On this day in history george Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78  

1981  Death of Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (b. 1920) on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39  

1985  David Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies on February - 27.  

1986  Death of Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) on February - 27.  

1987  On February - 27 joan Greenwood, English actress (Gentle Sex, Bad Sister), dies at 65  

1989  On February - 27 conrad Lorenz, Austria zoologist (Nobel 1973), dies  

1990  Death of Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (b. 1903) on February - 27.  

1991  H J of Royen, manager Dutch (Concertgebouw Orch), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1992  Marinus Ruppert, Dutch trade union leader (CNV), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1993  On February - 27 jose Duval, actor (Juan Valdez), dies at 72  

1994  On February - 27 harold Acton, English/Italian historian/art collector, dies at 84  

1995  Bernard Cornfield, financier, dies at 67 on February - 27.  

1996  On February - 27 francois Chaumette, actor (They Never Slept, Christine), dies at 72  

1998  On this day in history death of j. T. Walsh, American actor (b. 1943)  

2002  On February - 27 death of spike Milligan, Irish comedian (b. 1918)  

2003  Death of John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923) on this day in history.  

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0272  Constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337) was born on February - 27.  

1539  On February - 27 birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher  

1622  Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on February - 27.  

1691  Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on February - 27.  

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1711  On February - 27 birth of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)  

1745  On February - 27 birth of silverius Muller, composer