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January 27th
251 Notable deaths
Leopold Adametz
Austrian zoologist (1861-1941).
Born November 11th, 1861 in Valtice, Brno. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1941 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Cal Strong
American water polo player (1907–2001).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Jacksonville.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 93 years old in Carmichael.
Wim Anderiesen Jr.
Dutch association football player (1931-2017).
Born September 2nd, 1931 in Amsterdam.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 85 years old in Heerhugowaard. [ref]
Henk Faanhof
Road bicycle racer (1922–2015).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Amsterdam.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 92 years old in Amsterdam.
Giovanni Schiavo
Italian priest.
Born July 8th, 1903 in Montecchio Maggiore.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 63 years old in Caxias do Sul (liver cancer).
Axel Schandorff
Danish racing cyclist (1926-2016).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Copenhagen.
Died January 27th, 2016 at 89 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Gert Blomé
Swedish ice hockey player (1934-2021).
Born August 28th, 1934 in Gävle.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 86 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Helena Henschen
Swedish writer and designer.
Born March 21st, 1940 in Solna.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 70 years old in Farsta church parish.
Teodor Lippmaa
Estonian botanist (1892-1943).
Born November 17th, 1892 in Riga.
Died January 27th, 1943 at 50 years old in Tartu.
Holmfrid Olsson
Olympic biathlete (1943-2009).
Born May 20th, 1943 in Malung-Sälen Municipality.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 65 years old in Lima.
Petr Kop
Czech volleyball player (1937–2017).
Born February 15th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Rolf Jobst
East german rower (1951–2020).
Born March 31st, 1951 in Ebersbach.
Died January 27th, 2020 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
José Luis Cruz
Honduran footballer (1949–2021).
Born February 9th, 1952 in San Juancito. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2021 at 68 years old in San Pedro Sula (COVID-19). [ref]
Leif Wikström
Sailor (1918–1991).
Born August 18th, 1918 in Lysekil.
Died January 27th, 1991 at 72 years old in Lysekil Municipality.
Hans Pöögelmann
Estonian writer, economist and politician (1875–1938).
Born December 30th, 1875 in Livonia Governorate.
Died January 27th, 1938 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Nikolay Mordvinov
Soviet actor (1901-1966).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Yadrin.
Died January 27th, 1966 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Dmitry Blokhintsev
Soviet physicist and university teacher (1908-1979).
Born January 11th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 71 years old in Dubna.
Daniel Sundén-Cullberg
Sailor (1907–1982).
Born April 6th, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died January 27th, 1982 at 74 years old in Veinge.
Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek
Austrian explorer (1837-1922).
Born December 7th, 1837 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1922 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Karl Köther
Olympic cyclist (1905-1986).
Born May 28th, 1905 in Hanover.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 80 years old in Seelze.
Eugenija Šimkūnaitė
Lithuanian botanist (1920-1996).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Novorossiysk. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Enrique de Ossó y Cervelló
Spanish priest, writer and educator (1840–1896).
Born October 16th, 1840 in Vinebre.
Died January 27th, 1896 at 55 years old in Gilet.
Antoinette de Beaucaire
Occitan writer (1840-1865).
Born January 21st, 1840 in Nîmes.
Died January 27th, 1865 at 25 years old in Beaucaire.
Charanjit Singh
Indian field hockey player (1931–2022).
Born February 3rd, 1931 in Mairi. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2022 at 90 years old in Una, Himachal Pradesh. [ref]
Willem Cobben
Dutch roman-catholic bishop (1897–1985).
Born June 29th, 1897 in Sittard.
Died January 27th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sittard.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)