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January 27th
251 Notable deaths
Jacobo Árbenz
President of guatemala in 1951–54.
Born September 14th, 1913 in Quetzaltenango.
Died January 27th, 1971 at 57 years old in Mexico City.
Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1910–2008).
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 27th, 2008 at 97 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Hans Münch
German physician (1911–2001).
Born May 14th, 1911 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 89 years old in Roßhaupten (Alzheimer's disease).
Bharat Bhushan
Indian actor.
Born June 14th, 1920 in Meerut.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Jack Burns
American actor (1933-2020).
Born November 15th, 1933 in Boston.
Died January 27th, 2020 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Preston Brooks
South carolina politician. (1819–1857).
Born August 5th, 1819 in Edgefield.
Died January 27th, 1857 at 37 years old in Washington, D.C..
R. Venkataraman
President of india from 1987 to 1992.
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Anukulchandra Chakraborty
Hindu religious guru & founder of satsang ashram (1888–1969).
Born September 14th, 1888 in Hemayetpur.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Deoghar.
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Goddess Bunny
American actress (1960–2021).
Born January 13th, 1960 in Santa Monica.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (HIV/AIDS). [ref]
Isaak Babel
Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894–1940).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Odesa.
Died January 27th, 1940 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison (gunshot wound).
Salvador Laurel
Vice president of the philippines from 1986 to 1992.
Born November 18th, 1928 in Tanauan.
Died January 27th, 2004 at 75 years old in Atherton (lymphoma).
Charlie Callas
American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 83 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prussian prince (1888-1958).
Born July 27th, 1888 in Marmorpalais.
Died January 27th, 1958 at 69 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).
Marie José of Belgium
Queen consort of italy (1906–2001).
Born August 4th, 1906 in Ostend.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 94 years old in Thônex (lung cancer).
Tige Andrews
American actor (1920-2007).
Born March 19th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2007 at 86 years old in Encino (cardiac arrest).
Luigi Tenco
Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967).
Born March 21st, 1938 in Cassine.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 28 years old in Sanremo (gunshot wound).
Ralph Yarborough
American politician in texas (1903–1996).
Born June 8th, 1903 in Chandler.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 92 years old in Austin.
Charles Hard Townes
20th-century american physicist.
Born July 28th, 1915 in Greenville.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 99 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Sally Mugabe
Wife of robert mugabe (1931-1992).
Born June 6th, 1931 in Gold Coast Colony.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 60 years old in Parirenyatwa Hospital (kidney failure).
Mort Walker
American comic strip cartoonist (1923–2018).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in El Dorado.
Died January 27th, 2018 at 94 years old in Stamford (pneumonia).
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
British politician (1900-1967).
Born May 29th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 66 years old in Withyham.
Norman McLaren
Scottish canadian animator (1914-1987).
Born April 11th, 1914 in Stirling.
Died January 27th, 1987 at 72 years old in Montreal.
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
German general (1886–1974).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Potsdam.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 87 years old in Icking.
Johannes Rau
German politician (spd), 8th president of germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006).
Born January 16th, 1931 in Wuppertal. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson