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January 27th
192 Notable deaths
Abel Lafleur
French artist (1875–1953).
Born November 4th, 1875 in Rodez. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1953 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Edvardas Gudavičius
Lithuanian historian.
Born September 6th, 1929 in Kaunas.
Died January 27th, 2020 at 90 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Boris Ignatyev
Soviet footballer.
Born December 5th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 2026 at 85 years old (stomach cancer). [ref]
Vsevolod Sanayev
Russian soviet actor (1912-1996).
Born February 25th, 1912 in Tula.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Soviet film director, screenwriter, playwright (1908-1997).
Born February 18th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Boris Arapov
Russian composer (1905–1992).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mogens Ballin
Danish jewelry designer and painter (1871-1914).
Born March 20th, 1871 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1914 at 42 years old in Hellerup (cancer). [ref]
Henry Chapier
French film critic (1933-2019).
Born November 14th, 1933 in Bucharest.
Died January 27th, 2019 at 85 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Einar Lundborg
Swedish aviator.
Born April 5th, 1896 in Kolkata.
Died January 27th, 1931 at 34 years old in Malmslätt.
István Rózsavölgyi
Hungarian middle distance runner.
Born March 30th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died January 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Budapest (heart disease, lung disease). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 192
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