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January 27th
251 Notable deaths
Henry-Louis de La Grange
French musicologist (1924-2017).
Born May 26th, 1924 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lonay (pneumonia).
Massa Makan Diabaté
Malian writer and historian (1938-1988).
Died January 27th, 1988 at 49 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Jervis McEntee
American painter (1828-1891).
Born July 14th, 1828 in Rondout.
Died January 27th, 1891 at 62 years old in Rondout. [ref]
Yvonne Young Clark
Mechanical engineer (1929-2019).
Born April 13th, 1929 in Houston.
Died January 27th, 2019 at 89 years old in Nashville.
Mae Faggs
American sprinter, first female athletic scholarship.
Born April 10th, 1932 in Mays Landing.
Died January 27th, 2000 at 67 years old in Woodlawn (cancer).
Louis Georges Gouy
French physicist (1854–1926).
Born February 19th, 1854 in Vals-les-Bains.
Died January 27th, 1926 at 71 years old in Vals-les-Bains.
Miroslav Válek
Slovak poet, publicist and politician (1927-1991).
Born July 17th, 1927 in Trnava.
Died January 27th, 1991 at 63 years old in Bratislava.
Fernando Mamede
Portuguese long-distance runner (1951–2026).
Born November 1st, 1951 in Beja. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2026 at 74 years old [ref]
J. V. Uspensky
Russian mathematician (1883-1947).
Born May 23rd, 1883 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 63 years old in San Francisco.
Petar Dobrović
Artist and politician (1890-1942).
Born January 14th, 1890 in Pécs.
Died January 27th, 1942 at 52 years old in Belgrade.
István Csáky
Hungarian politician (1894–1941).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Sighișoara.
Died January 27th, 1941 at 46 years old in Budapest (intoxication).
Edward O'Rourke
Polish bishop (1876–1943).
Born October 26th, 1876 in Basina.
Died January 27th, 1943 at 66 years old in Rome.
Caterina Albert
Spanish writer (1869-1966).
Born September 11th, 1869 in L'Escala.
Died January 27th, 1966 at 96 years old in L'Escala.
Alexandre Bisson
French writer (1848–1912).
Born April 9th, 1848 in Briouze. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1912 at 63 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius
Catholic bishop (1871–1927).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Lūginė.
Died January 27th, 1927 at 55 years old in Kaunas (appendicitis).
Anna Boberg
Notable swedish impressionist painter (1864-1935).
Born December 3rd, 1864 in Klara Church Parish.
Died January 27th, 1935 at 70 years old in Sofia church parish. [ref]
Elias Abu Shabaki
Lebanese author, poet, editor, translator, and critic. (1903–1947).
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Providence.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 43 years old in Beirut (leukemia).
Anna von Mildenburg
Austrian opera singer (1872–1947).
Born November 29th, 1872 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Nicholas Adontz
Historian (1871–1942).
Born January 22nd, 1871 in Brnakot.
Died January 27th, 1942 at 71 years old in Brussels.
Miša Anastasijević
19th century serbian businessman.
Born February 24th, 1803 in Donji Milanovac.
Died January 27th, 1885 at 81 years old in Bucharest.
Travis Webb
American racing driver.
Born October 8th, 1910 in Joplin.
Died January 27th, 1990 at 79 years old in McMinnville.
Abel Lafleur
French artist (1875–1953).
Born November 4th, 1875 in Rodez. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1953 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Edvardas Gudavičius
Lithuanian historian (1929–2020).
Born September 6th, 1929 in Kaunas.
Died January 27th, 2020 at 90 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Justiniano Borgoño
President of peru (1836-1921).
Born September 5th, 1836 in Trujillo. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1921 at 84 years old in Lima. [ref]
Boris Ignatyev
Soviet footballer.
Born December 5th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 2026 at 85 years old (stomach cancer). [ref]
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