Famous Deaths for 27th July 2025

916 – Clemens van Ohrid, first bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and saint, dies
1965 – Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)
1990 – Salim Ali, Indian Ornithologist (Birdman of India), dies at 90
1994 – Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner (member of the Bang-Bang Club), commits suicide at 33
2001 – Harold Beeley, British diplomat to the Arab world, dies at 92
2003 – Vance Hartke, American politician (b. 1919)
2011 – Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (The Notebook), dies at 75
2012 – R G Armstrong [Robert Golden], American actor (Predator, Dick Tracey, T.H.E. Cat), dies of natural causes at 95
2021 – Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold middle-heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, 56), dies at 92
2022 – Mary Alice [Smith], American stage and screen actress (Fences – Tony Award, 1987; I’ll Fly Away – Emmy Award, 1993; A Different World – “Lettie”), dies at 85 or 80 [year of birth disputed]

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