Died on This Day (27-Jul)

Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
John Robert Schrieffer	John Robert Schrieffer was an American physicist who, with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, was a recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first successful quantum theory of superconductivity.	American physicist	88	1
Sam Shepard	Samuel Shepard Rogers III was an American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter, and director whose career spanned half a century.	American playwright and author	73	3
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam ; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007.	President of India	83	5
Tony Martin	Alvin Morris , known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and popular singer.	Actor, singer	98	8
Jack Tatum	John David Tatum was an American football safety who played 10 seasons from 1971 through 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League .	American Footballer	61	10
Bob Tisdall	Robert Morton Newburgh Tisdall was an Irish athlete who won a gold medal in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.	Athletics (sport) competitor	97	16
Krishan Kant	Krishan Kant was an Indian Politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death.	Indian politician	75	18
Gordon Solie	Gordon Solie , was an American Florida-based professional wrestling play-by-play announcer working for Georgia Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, USA Championship Wrestling, Continental Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling.	American wrestling commentator	71	20
Smoky Joe Wood	Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was a professional baseball player for 14 years.	Baseball player and coach	95	35
António de Oliveira Salazar	António de Oliveira Salazar ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ sɐlɐˈzaɾ]; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator and economist who served as the prime minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.	Prime Minister of Portugal	81	50

Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
Vladimir Voinovich	Vladimir Nikolayevich Voinovich , was a Russian writer and former Soviet dissident.	Russian writer	85	2
James Alan McPherson	James Alan McPherson was an American essayist and short-story writer.	American essayist and short-story writer	72	4
Lindy Boggs	Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs was a United States politician who served as a member of the U.	American politician	97	7
John Stott	John Robert Walmsley Stott was an English Anglican cleric and theologian who was noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement.	British theologian	90	9
Laxmi Chand Tyagi	Indian social worker	Indian social worker	60	15
Bob Hope	Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, and author.	American comedian/actor	100	17
Leon Wilkeson	Leon Russell Wilkeson was the bassist of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001.	Bass player	49	19
Miklos Rozsa	Miklós Rózsa was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany and active in France , the United Kingdom , and the United States , with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953 onward.	Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany	88	25
Rushdy Abaza	Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza was an Egyptian actor.	Egyptian actor	53	40
Edward Foss	Edward Foss was an English lawyer and biographer. He became a solicitor, and on his retirement from practice in 1840, devoted himself to the study of legal antiquities.	British lawyer	82	150

Anniversary Date: 27-Jul

Died on This Day (27-Jul)