October 27th
183 Notable deaths
Alexander Protopopov
Russian noble (1866-1918).
Born December 16th, 1866 in Ulyanovsk.
Died October 27th, 1918 at 51 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Khadija Gayibova
Azerbaijani musician.
Born May 24th, 1893 in Tbilisi.
Died October 27th, 1938 at 45 years old in Baku (ballistic trauma).
Marshall Neilan
American actor and filmmaker.
Born April 11th, 1891 in San Bernardino. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1958 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Robert Mills
American physicist, co-author of the yang-mills theory.
Born April 15th, 1928 in Englewood.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 71 years old in Charleston. [ref]
Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi
Sheikhs of ras al khaimah (1918-2010).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Died October 27th, 2010 at 90 years old in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Andreas Gruentzig
German surgeon.
Born June 25th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 46 years old in Forsyth.
Karen Demirchyan
Soviet politician (1932-1999).
Born April 17th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 67 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Es'kia Mphahlele
South african writer and publisher (1919–2008).
Born December 17th, 1919 in Pretoria.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 88 years old in Lebowakgomo.
Lascelles Abercrombie
English poet, academic, literary critic (1881-1938).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Ashton upon Mersey.
Died October 27th, 1938 at 57 years old in Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth.
Joseph Klausner
Jewish historian.
Born August 14th, 1874 in Valkininkai. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1958 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 183
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon