January 27th
192 Notable deaths
Jean Tardieu
French writer (1903-1995).
Born November 1st, 1903 in Saint-Germain-de-Joux.
Died January 27th, 1995 at 91 years old in Créteil.
Nikolay Ivanov
Russian general (1851-1919).
Born August 3rd, 1851 in Mosalsk.
Died January 27th, 1919 at 67 years old in Novocherkassk (typhus).
Alexander Abusch
Journalist, writer, politician (1902–1982).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Kraków.
Died January 27th, 1982 at 79 years old in East Berlin.
Motonori Matuyama
Japanese geophysicist.
Born October 25th, 1884 in Oita Prefecture.
Died January 27th, 1958 at 73 years old in Japan.
Jerzy Turowicz
Polish journalist (1912-1999).
Born December 10th, 1912 in Kraków.
Died January 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Kraków.
Henry-Louis de La Grange
French musicologist (1924-2017).
Born May 26th, 1924 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lonay (pneumonia). [ref]
Mae Faggs
American sprinter, first female athletic scholarship.
Born April 10th, 1932 in Mays Landing.
Died January 27th, 2000 at 67 years old in Woodlawn (cancer).
Louis Georges Gouy
French physicist (1854–1926).
Born February 19th, 1854 in Vals-les-Bains.
Died January 27th, 1926 at 71 years old in Vals-les-Bains.
Miroslav Válek
Slovak poet, publicist and politician (1927-1991).
Born July 17th, 1927 in Trnava. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1991 at 63 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Fernando Mamede
Portuguese long-distance runner (1951–2026).
Born November 1st, 1951 in Beja. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2026 at 74 years old [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 192
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson