John Asher
American racetrack spokesperson (Churchill Downs) and radio journalist
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Deaths on August 27
This archive lists notable deaths associated with August 27 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on August 27, 2026.
Alfonso Osorio
Spanish militar lawyer and politician (key role in transition to democracy)
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Ron Newman
British-born American footballer (Atlanta Chiefs
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Aya Koyama
Japanese professional wrestler (BJW
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Rohan Daluwatte
Sri Lankan former Army General officer
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Ahmad Hasan Ihsan
Indonesian Islamic preacher
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Rupert Webb
English cricketer (Sussex)
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Momoko Sakura
Japanese manga artist (Chibi Maruko-chan
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Margaret Reid
New Zealand religious leader
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Rosa Bouglione
French circus performer
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Mirka Mora
French-born Australian artist
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Anna Teluren
German actress
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Dominik Kalata
Slovakian Roman Catholic bishop
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Paul Cantor
Canadian lawyer
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Tajul Islam Choudhury
Bangladeshi politician
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Kerry Hill
Australian architect
Died on Monday August 27th 2018
Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte
Martinique Roman Catholic clergyman
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Robert B. Stobaugh
American economics writer
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Ebrahim Yazdi
Iranian politician and diplomat
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Ronan Leprohon
Breton-French nationalist politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Wil Cardon
American businessman and politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Rick Sowieta
Belgian-born Canadian football player
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Ahmed Khan
Indian Olympic footballer (1948
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Wilson das Neves
Brazilian percussionist and singer
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Yitzhak Pundak
Polish-born Israeli military officer and diplomat
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Tomasz Konina
Polish theatre and opera director and stage designer
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Adam S. G. Curtis
British cell biologist
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Fred Koetter
American architect
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Robert H. Cannon, Jr.
American roboticist and aerospace engineer
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Wang Xiuyun
Singaporean actress
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
John E. Tapscott
American politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Bill Lasseter
Canadian football player (BC Lions)
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
David Ince
British WWII RAF officer
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Eugene Burger
American magician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Len Bracko
American politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
John Books
Australian politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Feyyaz Berker
Turkish executive (Tekfen Construction and Installation)
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann
Dutch-born American art historian
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Charles R. Bentley
American glaciologist
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Tjitze Baarda
Dutch theologian
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Cecil Andrus
American politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Tobe Hooper
American film director
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Sharry Konopski
American model
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Will Cardon
American businessman and politician
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Mel Didier
American baseball scout and coach
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
James Doyle
American politician
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Zenzo Matsuyama
Japanese screenwriter and director
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Cesare Gelli
Italian actor
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Joy Browne
American talk show host
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Alan Cuthbert
British pharmacologist
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Christer Ericsson
Swedish businessman
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Cookie
Australian-hatched American cockatoo
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Bill Lenkaitis
American football player (New England Patriots)
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Hans Stenberg
Swedish politician
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Tamim Chowdhury
Bangladeshi-Canadian emir of the Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Hatuey de Camps
Dominican politician
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Pascal Chaumeil
French director (Heartbreaker
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Nelly de Vries-Lammerts
Dutch supercentenarian
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Bangladeshi politician
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Adebowale Adefuye
Nigerian diplomat
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Rolf Nitzsche
German cyclist
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Joan Garriga
Spanish motorcycle racer
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Teresa Gorman
British politician
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
George Cleve
Austrian-born American conductor
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Jake Lloyd
American Actor
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
James A. Hefner
American educator
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Darryl Dawkins
58. NBA Player
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Matei Boilă
89
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Jerzy Adam Ostapczuk
44-45
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Dave Thomas
Welsh international golfer and golf course designer
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Lucy Smith
Norwegian academic
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
David Barker
English physician and epidemiologist
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Héctor Sanabria
Argentinian footballer (Deportivo Laferrere)
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Henry Rebello
Indian Olympic triple jumper (1948) and sport administrator
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Bill Peach
Australian journalist and television presenter
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Anatoly Onoprienko
Ukrainian serial killer and mass murderer
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Zoltán Kovács
Hungarian footballer
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
G. Kent Ketcher
American politician
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Chris Kennedy
Australian film director (Doing Time for Patsy Cline
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Jean Jansem
Turkish-born French painter of Armenian themes
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Magnhild Holmberg
Norwegian politician
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Carl Graffunder
American modernist architect
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Maxwell Fuller
Australian chess master
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Kent Finell
Swedish radio host (Svensktoppen)
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Chen Liting
Chinese playwright and film director
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Helene Brandt
American sculptor
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2013
Frank Corner
New Zealand diplomat
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Al Carrell
American home improvement expert and columnist
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Sandy Wilson
English composer and lyricist (The Boy Friend)
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Yehezkel Braun
Israeli composer
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Marjorie Strider
American artist
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Jean-François Beltramini
French footballer
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Victor J. Stenger
American physicist and author
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Givi Agrba
Abkhazian politician
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014