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January 27th
175 Notable deaths
Marietta Blau
Austrian nuclear physicist.
Born April 29th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1970 at 75 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Guido Colonna di Paliano
Italian diplomat (1908-1982).
Born April 16th, 1908 in Naples.
Died January 27th, 1982 at 73 years old in Naples.
Henryk Jabłoński
Polish politician, historian (1909-2003).
Born December 27th, 1909 in Łowicz. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2003 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
Was daughter of prince william of schaumburg-lippe and consort of the last reigning duke of saxe-altenburg ernst ii.
Born September 22nd, 1875 in Ratibořice.
Died January 27th, 1971 at 95 years old in Ballenstedt.
Jan Christiaan Heunis
South african politician (1927-2006).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Uniondale.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Somerset West.
Boris Asafyev
Russian composer (1884-1949).
Born July 29th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1949 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jean Tardieu
French writer (1903-1995).
Born November 1st, 1903 in Saint-Germain-de-Joux. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1995 at 91 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Lillebjørn Nilsen
Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Born December 21st, 1950 in Oslo.
Died January 27th, 2024 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ivan Bodiul
Soviet politician (1918-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1918 in Oleksandrivka.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Raphael M. Robinson
American mathematician (1911-1995).
Born November 2nd, 1911 in National City.
Died January 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Berkeley.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 175
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