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Dead at age 27
217 Notable deaths
Sarah Aaronsohn
Jewish spy working for the british in world war i (1890–1917).
Born January 5th, 1890 in Zichron Yaakov. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1917 at 27 years old in Zichron Yaakov (gunshot wound). [ref]
Vugar Gashimov
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986-2014).
Died January 11th, 2014 at 27 years old in Heidelberg (brain cancer).
Adolf Opálka
Czech soldier (1915-1942).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Rešice. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 27 years old in Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral. [ref]
Dmytro Kotsiubailo
Ukrainian soldier.
Born November 1st, 1995 in Zadnistrianske.
Died March 7th, 2023 at 27 years old in Bakhmut.
Mourad Didouche
Algerian military personnel.
Born July 13th, 1927 in Algiers.
Died January 18th, 1955 at 27 years old in Zighoud Youcef.
Ivan Kalyayev
Russian poet, a member of the socialist-revolutionary party.
Born July 6th, 1877 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 1905 at 27 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging to death).
Mariano José de Larra
Spanish romantic writer (1809-1837).
Born March 24th, 1809 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 1837 at 27 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound).
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born August 14th, 1916 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 1944 at 27 years old in Stendal.
Jules Laforgue
Franco-uruguayan poet (1860–1887).
Born August 16th, 1860 in Montevideo.
Died August 20th, 1887 at 27 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Pyotr Nesterov
Russian aviator (1887–1914).
Born February 27th, 1887 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died September 8th, 1914 at 27 years old in Zhovkva.
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