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January 27th
175 Notable deaths
Johannes Rau
President of germany from 1 july 1999 until 30 july 2004.
Born January 16th, 1931 in Wuppertal. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Queen Marie-José of Italy
Italian queen.
Born August 4th, 1906 in Ostend.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 94 years old in Thônex (lung cancer).
Friedrich Gulda
Austrian pianist and composer (1930-2000).
Born May 16th, 1930 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2000 at 69 years old in Steinbach am Attersee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alphonse Juin
Marshal of france.
Born December 16th, 1888 in Annaba. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1967 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
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.
Richard Courant
German american mathematician (1888-1972).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Lubliniec. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1972 at 84 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Kyuzo Mifune
Japanese judoka (1883–1965).
Born April 21st, 1883 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Georgios Grivas-Digenis
Cypriot general.
Born June 6th, 1897 in Nicosia.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Limassol (heart failure).
Brunhilde Pomsel
German broadcaster; personal secretary to joseph goebbels.
Born January 11th, 1911 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 106 years old in Munich. [ref]
Frances Glessner Lee
American forensic scientist and "mother of forensic science".
Born March 25th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 83 years old
Deaths 41 to 50 of 175
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