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January 27th
189 Notable deaths
Ryszard Piec
Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
Sándor Gombos
Hungarian fencer (1895-1968).
Born December 4th, 1895 in Sombor.
Died January 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Yelena Gorchakova
Soviet javelin thrower.
Born May 17th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Yevdokiya Pasko
Soviet wwii aviator and heroine of the soviet union (1919–2017).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Lipenka.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Baldur Preiml
Austrian ski jumper.
Born July 8th, 1939 in Greifenburg.
Died January 27th, 2025 at 85 years old in Spittal an der Drau. [ref]
Marcel Mauron
Swiss footballer.
Born March 5th, 1929 in Geneva.
Died January 27th, 2022 at 92 years old [ref]
Zinaida Samsonova
Hero of the soviet union (1924–1944).
Born October 14th, 1924.
Died January 27th, 1944 at 19 years old in Gomel Region (sniper).
Mikhaïl Moustyguine
Soviet association football player (1937-2023).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Kolomna.
Died January 27th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]
Göran Nicklasson
Swedish footballer (1942-2018).
Born August 20th, 1942 in Åmål Municipality.
Died January 27th, 2018 at 75 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Leonard Meredith
English racing cyclist (1882–1930).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in London.
Died January 27th, 1930 at 47 years old in Davos.
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