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Dead at age 27

217 Notable deaths

Ernst Schultz

Danish sprinter (1879–1906).

Born May 15th, 1879 in Horsens.

Died June 20th, 1906 at 27 years old in Roskilde Fjord (drowning).

Henri Helle

French archer (1873-1901).

Born September 4th, 1873 in Thiescourt.

Died June 21st, 1901 at 27 years old in Thiescourt.

James McKenzie

Scottish boxer.

Born August 13th, 1903 in Edinburgh.

Died January 8th, 1931 at 27 years old in Portobello.

Mariia Fedosiivna Vetrova

Ukrainian teacher and revolutionary (1870-1897).

Born January 3rd, 1870 in Solonivka.

Died February 12th, 1897 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Otávio Fantoni

Brazilian footballer (1907-1935).

Born April 4th, 1907 in Belo Horizonte.

Died February 8th, 1935 at 27 years old in Rome (sepsis).

Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht

West german rower (1943-1970).

Born August 8th, 1943 in Neubrandenburg.

Died December 7th, 1970 at 27 years old

Alfred Kienzle

German water polo player (1913-1940).

Born May 1st, 1913 in Stuttgart.

Died September 4th, 1940 at 27 years old in Reims.

Guglielmo Brezzi

Italian footballer (1898-1926).

Born December 24th, 1898.

Died April 7th, 1926 at 27 years old

Heinz Körvers

German handball player.

Born July 3rd, 1915 in Bönninghardt.

Died December 29th, 1942 at 27 years old in Volgograd.

Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro

Brazilian footballer (1989-2016).

Born January 20th, 1989 in São Luís.

Died November 28th, 2016 at 27 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]

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