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January 27th
251 Notable deaths
Phyllis Mudford King
English tennis player (1905–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1905 in Wallington.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 100 years old in Horley.
Nina Fyodorova
Cross-country skier.
Born July 18th, 1947 in Travino.
Died January 27th, 2019 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov
Soviet astrophysicist (1904-1994).
Born February 14th, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died January 27th, 1994 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Svein Mathisen
Norwegian footballer (1952-2011).
Born September 30th, 1952 in Sauda Municipality.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 58 years old in Kristiansand. [ref]
Ryszard Piec
Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
Mohamed Ahmed
Comorian politician (1917–1984).
Born July 2nd, 1917 in Mutsamudu.
Died January 27th, 1984 at 66 years old in Mutsamudu.
Frédéric Kuhlmann
French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881).
Born May 22nd, 1803 in Colmar.
Died January 27th, 1881 at 77 years old in Lille.
Sándor Gombos
Hungarian fencer (1895-1968).
Born December 4th, 1895 in Sombor.
Died January 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Yelena Gorchakova
Soviet javelin thrower (1933–2002).
Born May 17th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Yevdokiya Pasko
Soviet wwii aviator and heroine of the soviet union (1919–2017).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Lipenka.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Simeon Bavier
Swiss civil engineer, railway pioneer, politician and diplomat (1825-1896).
Born September 16th, 1825 in Chur.
Died January 27th, 1896 at 70 years old in Basel.
Baldur Preiml
Austrian ski jumper.
Born July 8th, 1939 in Greifenburg.
Died January 27th, 2025 at 85 years old in Spittal an der Drau. [ref]
Marcel Mauron
Swiss footballer (1929–2022).
Born March 5th, 1929 in Geneva.
Died January 27th, 2022 at 92 years old [ref]
Zinaida Samsonova
Hero of the soviet union (1924–1944).
Born October 14th, 1924.
Died January 27th, 1944 at 19 years old in Gomel Region (sniper).
Johann Rudolf Kutschker
Austrian archbishop and cardinal (1810–1881).
Born April 10th, 1810 in Zátor. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1881 at 70 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Mikhaïl Moustyguine
Soviet association football player (1937-2023).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Kolomna.
Died January 27th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]
Göran Nicklasson
Swedish footballer (1942-2018).
Born August 20th, 1942 in Åmåls.
Died January 27th, 2018 at 75 years old in Åmål. [ref]
Leonard Meredith
English racing cyclist (1882–1930).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in London.
Died January 27th, 1930 at 47 years old in Davos.
Robert Schälzky
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, german nation politician and roman catholic priest (1882-1948).
Born August 13th, 1882 in Ryžoviště.
Died January 27th, 1948 at 65 years old in Lana.
John James
Racecar driver (b. 1914).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Warwickshire.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 87 years old in St. Julian's.
Helga Klein
German sprinter (1931–2021).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Mannheim.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Billy Simpson
Northern irish footballer (1929-2017).
Born December 12th, 1929 in Belfast.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 87 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Valentin Ovechkin
Soviet writer (1904-1968).
Born June 22nd, 1904 in Taganrog.
Died January 27th, 1968 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Sergei Scherbakov
Boxer (1918–1994).
Born July 20th, 1918 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 1994 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Franco Bontadini
Italian footballer (1893-1943).
Born January 4th, 1893 in Milan.
Died January 27th, 1943 at 50 years old in Milan.
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