Notable deaths on July 27

Irish writer (1930–2024)

Russian musician and dissident (1984–2024)

American actor (1945–2022)

Peruvian linguist, journalist, television host and sexologist

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

Finnish composer (1928–2016)

American essayist and short-story writer

American talk radio host and actor (1956–2016)

Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971

President of India from 2002 to 2007

British general (1930–2015)

Musical artist

Polish-American lawyer (1929-2015)

Italian Cardinal

American baseball player (1926–2014)

Former mayor of Seattle

Royal New Zealand Air Force officer (1923–2014)

American basketball player (1926–2014)

United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1925–2013)

Cuban ballet dancer

Russian businessman (1964–2013)

U.S. radio personality and voice actor (1959–2013)

American politician (1916–2013)

Australian pop singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor (1949–2012)