January 27th
251 Notable deaths
Yang Chuan-kwang
Taiwanese decathlete (1933–2007).
Born July 10th, 1933 in Taitō Prefecture. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2007 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Assia Noris
Russian-italian actress.
Born February 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1998 at 85 years old in Sanremo.
Suzette Haden Elgin
American linguist and writer (1936-2015).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Missouri.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 78 years old in Arkansas. [ref]
Fannie Ward
American actress (1872–1952).
Born February 22nd, 1871 in St. Louis.
Died January 27th, 1952 at 80 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Emilia Contessa
Indonesian actress and singer.
Born September 27th, 1957 in Banyuwangi.
Died January 27th, 2025 at 67 years old in Banyuwangi (myocardial infarction).
Peppino De Filippo
Italian actor (1903–1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Naples.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 76 years old in Rome.
Luigi Denza
Italian composer (1846-1922).
Born February 23rd, 1846 in Castellammare di Stabia.
Died January 27th, 1922 at 75 years old in London.
Higinio Morínigo
President of paraguay (1897-1983).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Paraguarí.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 86 years old in Asunción.
Lina Ben Mhenni
Tunisian internet activist and blogger (1983–2020).
Born May 22nd, 1983 in Tunis. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2020 at 36 years old in Tunis (kidney failure). [ref]
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Spanish galician writer (1910–1999).
Born June 13th, 1910 in Serantes.
Died January 27th, 1999 at 88 years old in Salamanca.
Dagmar Hagelin
Disappeared in the dirty war (1959-1977).
Born September 29th, 1959 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 27th, 1977 at 17 years old in Buenos Aires.
Alfred Bitini Xuma
President of the african national congress (1893-1962).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Transkei.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Marietta Blau
Austrian nuclear physicist (1894–1970).
Born April 29th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1970 at 75 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Srđan Aleksić
Yugoslav actor, beating victim (1966-1993).
Born May 9th, 1966 in Trebinje.
Died January 27th, 1993 at 26 years old in Trebinje (blunt trauma).
Gideon Klein
Czech composer (1919–1945).
Born December 6th, 1919 in Přerov. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1945 at 25 years old in extermination camp, Fürstengrube. [ref]
Jan Christiaan Heunis
South african politician (1927-2006).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Uniondale.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Somerset West.
Mino Reitano
Italian singer, songwriter, actor (1944-2009).
Born December 7th, 1944 in Fiumara.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 64 years old in Agrate Brianza (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Wilfred Agbonavbare
Nigerian footballer (1966-2015).
Born October 5th, 1966 in Lagos.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 48 years old in Alcalá de Henares (bone cancer).
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Field marshal of japanese army, general (1850–1924).
Born October 1st, 1850 in Iwakuni.
Died January 27th, 1924 at 73 years old in Tokyo.
Robert Ellis Miller
American film director (1927-2017).
Born July 18th, 1932 in New York City.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Édouard Riou
French painter and writer (1833-1900).
Born December 2nd, 1833 in Saint-Servan-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1900 at 66 years old in Paris.
C. Douglass Buck
American politician (1890–1965).
Born March 21st, 1890 in New Castle.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 74 years old in New Castle.
Helen Jerome Eddy
American actress (1897-1990).
Born February 25th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 27th, 1990 at 92 years old in Alhambra.
Lillebjørn Nilsen
Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Born December 21st, 1950 in Oslo.
Died January 27th, 2024 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ryszard Kotys
Polish actor (1932-2021).
Born March 20th, 1932 in Mniów.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 88 years old in Poznań (COVID-19). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan