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January 27th
189 Notable deaths
Henri François Pittier
Swiss botanist (1857-1950).
Born August 13th, 1857 in Bex.
Died January 27th, 1950 at 92 years old in Caracas.
Iver Holter
Norwegian composer (1850-1941).
Born December 13th, 1850 in Gausdal. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1941 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Giuseppe Moro
Italian footballer (1921-1974).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Carbonera.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 53 years old in Porto Sant'Elpidio.
Aleksander Krawczuk
Polish politician, historian and writer (1922–2023).
Born June 7th, 1922 in Kraków.
Died January 27th, 2023 at 100 years old [ref]
Herbert Hübner
Actor (1889-1972).
Born February 6th, 1889 in Wrocław.
Died January 27th, 1972 at 82 years old in Munich.
Michal Vičan
Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach (1925-1986).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Hlohovec. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1986 at 60 years old in Bratislava.
Reino Kuuskoski
Prime minister of finland (1907-1965).
Born January 18th, 1907 in Loimaa.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 58 years old in Helsinki.
Nina Fyodorova
Cross-country skier.
Born July 18th, 1947 in Travino.
Died January 27th, 2019 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov
Soviet astrophysicist (1904-1994).
Born February 14th, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died January 27th, 1994 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Svein Mathisen
Norwegian footballer (1952-2011).
Born September 30th, 1952 in Sauda Municipality.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 58 years old in Kristiansand Municipality. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 189
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk