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January 27th
189 Notable deaths
Arthur Llewellyn Basham
British historian and indologist (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Loughton.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff
German general.
Born March 27th, 1905 in Lubin. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Munich. [ref]
Stanley Karnow
American historian and journalist (1925-2013).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Potomac (heart failure).
Adrián Campos
Spanish racing driver.
Born June 17th, 1960 in Alzira.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 60 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
British actress (1891-1992).
Born January 25th, 1891 in London.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 101 years old in Stambourne (disease).
Ichirō Nagai
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.
Died January 27th, 2014 at 82 years old in Naka-ku (coronary artery disease).
Mehrdad Minavand
Iranian footballer (1975-2021).
Born November 30th, 1975 in Tehran.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 45 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Paul P. Harris
American lawyer.
Born April 19th, 1868 in Racine.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 78 years old in Chicago.
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.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn