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January 27th
192 Notable deaths
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
French mountaineer.
Born March 31st, 1965 in Gap. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 40 years old in Makalu.
Olga Havlová
Czech first wife of the czech republic (1933-1996).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Hassan Ali Mansur
Former iranian prime minister (1923-1965).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 41 years old in Tehran.
Friedrich von Hügel
Austrian roman catholic layman theologian.
Born May 5th, 1852 in Florence.
Died January 27th, 1925 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Pham Duy
Prolific vietnamese songwriter (1921-2013).
Born October 5th, 1921 in Hanoi.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (cardiovascular disease).
Antal Szerb
Hungarian writer (1901-1945).
Born May 1st, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1945 at 43 years old in Balf. [ref]
Assia Noris
Russian-italian actress.
Born February 26th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1998 at 85 years old in Sanremo.
Suzette Haden Elgin
American linguist and writer (1936-2015).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Louisiana.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 78 years old in Arkansas. [ref]
Fannie Ward
American actress (1872–1952).
Born February 22nd, 1871 in St. Louis.
Died January 27th, 1952 at 80 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Emilia Contessa
Indonesian actress and singer.
Born September 27th, 1957 in Banyuwangi.
Died January 27th, 2025 at 67 years old in Banyuwangi (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 192
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