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January 27th
181 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.
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.
Jerzy Turowicz
Polish journalist (1912-1999).
Born December 10th, 1912 in Kraków.
Died January 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Kraków.
Alexander Abusch
Journalist, writer, politician (1902-1982).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1982 at 79 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
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.
Born February 19th, 1854 in Vals-les-Bains. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1926 at 71 years old in Vals-les-Bains. [ref]
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]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan