Deaths on February 27
This archive lists notable deaths associated with February 27 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on February 27, 2026.
Alex Young
Scottish footballer (HeartsDied on Monday February 27th 2017
P. Shiv Shankar
Indian politicianDied on Monday February 27th 2017
Ronald T. Halverson
American religious leader (LDS Church) and politicianDied on Monday February 27th 2017
Russell Hardin
American political scientist. Died on Monday February 27th 2017
Taka Chiba
Japanese manga writerDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Bruce Golin
American television producer (CSI)Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
Christine Palmer
American opera singer (San Carlo Opera Company)Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Scottish aristocratDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Steven Rumbelow
British theatre and film director (Autumn)Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
James Z. Davis
American judgeDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
David Douglas
American football player (Cincinnati BengalsDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
English aristocratDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Lord Glamis
English aristocratDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Lúcio Lara
Angolan politicianDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Claude Parent
French architectDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Gordon Ranney
American rock bassist (The GomersDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Francisco Kraus Trujillo
Spanish baritoneDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
James Atkins
American rock bassist (Hammerbox)Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
Yi Cheol-seung
South Korean politicianDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Rian Sukmawan
Indonesian badminton playerDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Banda Jyothi
Indian comedian and actressDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Merritone Blake
Jamaican music producer and sound system engineerDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Lee Khoon Choy
Singaporean politician and diplomatDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Wiswa Warnapala
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Rajesh Pillai
Indian film director (Traffic)Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
Van Cliburn
American pianistDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Henri Caillavet
French politicianDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
María Asquerino
Spanish film actressDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poetDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Adolfo Zaldívar
Chilean politician and lawyerDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Terry Twell
English footballerDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Roy Stuart
American football playerDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Richard Street
American singer (The MonitorsDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Dale Robertson
American actor (Death Valley DaysDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Walter Pierce
American architectDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Mike Marienthal
American football player and coach (UCLA)Died on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Molly Lefebure
British writerDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Doreen Kimura
Canadian psychologistDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Robin M. Hochstrasser
Scottish–born American chemistDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
David Dewaele
French actorDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Ramon Dekkers
Dutch kickboxerDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Bryan Clarke
British geneticistDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Raymond James Boland
Irish-born American Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Aaron Allston
American game designer (Dungeons & Dragons) and sci-fi author (X-Wing)Died on Thursday February 27th 2014
Vicente T. Ximenes
American civil rights activistDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Chuner Taksami
Russian ethnographerDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Wilford Scypion
American boxerDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Richard Sacher
Czech politicianDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Terry Rand
American basketball player (Marquette Warriors)Died on Thursday February 27th 2014
Arnstein Øverkil
Norwegian police chief and juristDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Huber Matos
Cuban dissidentDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Eric Lockwood
English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity)Died on Thursday February 27th 2014
Assad Kotaite
Lebanese administratorDied on Thursday February 27th 2014
Tod Dockstader
American sound artist and electronic music composerDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Josefino Cenizal
Filipino composerDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Mykhailo Chechetov
Russian-born Ukrainian politicianDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Patrick Whitefield
English permaculturistDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Malcolm Boyd
American Episcopal priestDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Bohdan Tomaszewski
Polish sports commentatorDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Bob Benmosche
American executiveDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Yevgeni Titov
Russian footballerDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Manfred Bayer
German-born American microbiologistDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Anna Szatkowska
Polish resistance fighterDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Richard Bakalyan
American character actor (BatmanDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Julio César Strassera
Argentine lawyer and jurist (Trial of the Juntas)Died on Friday February 27th 2015
Natalia Revuelta Clews
Cuban socialiteDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Leonard Nimoy
American actor and director (Star TrekDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Boris Nemtsov
Russian politicianDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Sue Landske
American politicianDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Jerome Kurtz
American public servantDied on Friday February 27th 2015
Paul Hutchison
Australian cricketerDied on Friday February 27th 2015
John Fairchild
American publisher and editor (Women's Wear Daily)Died on Friday February 27th 2015