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January 27th
175 Notable deaths
Erich Kleiber
Austrian conductor.
Born August 5th, 1890 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1956 at 65 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
French mountaineer.
Born March 31st, 1965 in Gap. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 40 years old in Makalu.
Olga Havlová
Czech first wife of the czech republic (1933-1996).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Pham Duy
Prolific vietnamese songwriter (1921-2013).
Born October 5th, 1921 in Hanoi.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (cardiovascular disease).
Friedrich von Hügel
Austrian roman catholic layman theologian.
Born May 5th, 1852 in Florence.
Died January 27th, 1925 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Lina Ben Mhenni
Tunisian internet activist, blogger and journalist.
Born May 22nd, 1983 in Tunis. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2020 at 36 years old in Tunis (kidney failure). [ref]
Hassan Ali Mansur
Former iranian prime minister (1923-1965).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 41 years old in Tehran.
Antal Szerb
Hungarian writer (1901-1945).
Born May 1st, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1945 at 43 years old in Balf. [ref]
Suzette Haden Elgin
American linguist and writer (1936-2015).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Louisiana.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 78 years old in Arkansas. [ref]
Peppino De Filippo
Italian actor (1903-1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Naples.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
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