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January 27th
173 Notable deaths
Roger Bruce Chaffee
United states navy commander, nasa astronaut.
Born February 15th, 1935 in Grand Rapids.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 31 years old in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (smoke inhalation injury).
Lilli Palmer
German-british-swiss actress (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Poznań. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
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 (myocardial infarction).
Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 27th, 2008 at 97 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Bharat Bhushan
Indian actor.
Born June 14th, 1920 in Meerut.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
R. Venkataraman
Seventh vice-president of india and the 8th president of india (1910-2009).
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Isaak Babel
Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894-1940).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Odesa. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1940 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Goddess Bunny
American actress.
Born January 13th, 1960 in Santa Monica.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (HIV/AIDS). [ref]
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]
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus