Notable deaths on August 27

Bosnian Serb general and war criminal (1942–2026)

King of Tooro from 1995 to 2026

American politician (1943–2024)

German supercentenarian (1909–2024)

Uruguayan footballer (1997–2024)

American businessman (1941–2024)

Oldest known Major Mitchell's cockatoo

American basketball player-coach (1957–2015)

Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990

French director and screenwriter

German children's author (1925–2014)

French physicist (1921–2014)

Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014)

Australian television presenter and journalist (1935–2013)

Chinese playwright and film director

Welsh professional golfer (1934–2013)

American basketball player (1941–2012)

Russian artist (1925–2012)

Croatian footballer

American photographer and journalist (1931–2012)

South African activist (1936–2012)

Australian RAAF pilot

Dutch judoka (1934–2010)

American-Canadian professional wrestler (1962–2010)