Famous Deaths for 27th August 2022

1865 – Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (The Clockmaker; or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville), dies at 68
1937 – John Russell Pope, American architect (Jefferson Memorial, National Archives and Records Administration), dies at 63
1968 – Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61
1971 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer, 1st female LIFE staff photographer, dies at 67
1976 – Mukesh [Mathur], Indian “playback singer” for Bollywood films, dies of a heart attack at 53
1991 – Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies
1999 – Hélder Câmara, Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1909)
2004 – Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 57
2005 – Seán Purcell, Gaelic footballer (b. 1929)
2015 – George Cleve, Austrian-American conductor (Winnipeg Symphony, 1968-70; San Jose Symphony, 1972-92; San Francisco Midsummer Mozart Festival, 1974-2015), dies of liver failure at 79

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