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January 27th
186 Notable deaths
Lilli Palmer
German-british-swiss actress (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Poznań. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Roger Bruce Chaffee
United states navy commander, nasa astronaut.
Born February 15th, 1935 in Grand Rapids.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 31 years old in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (smoke inhalation injury).
Jacobo Árbenz
President of guatemala in 1951–54.
Born September 14th, 1913 in Quetzaltenango.
Died January 27th, 1971 at 57 years old in Mexico City.
Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 27th, 2008 at 97 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Bharat Bhushan
Indian actor.
Born June 14th, 1920 in Meerut.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Jack Burns
American actor (1933-2020).
Born November 15th, 1933 in Boston.
Died January 27th, 2020 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
R. Venkataraman
President of india from 1987 to 1992.
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Anukulchandra Chakraborty
Hindu religious guru & founder of satsang ashram (1888–1969).
Born September 14th, 1888 in Hemayetpur.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Deoghar.
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Goddess Bunny
American actress (1960–2021).
Born January 13th, 1960 in Santa Monica.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (AIDS). [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau