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January 27th
189 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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.
Eugenija Šimkūnaitė
Lithuanian botanist (1920-1996).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Novorossiysk. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
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]
Francesco Imberti
Italian archbishop (1882-1967).
Born December 25th, 1882 in Racconigi.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 84 years old in Vercelli.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci