October 27th
155 Notable deaths
Johnny Boyd
American racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1926 in Fresno.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 77 years old in Fresno.
Giorgio Scerbanenco
Italian writer.
Died October 27th, 1969 at 58 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Bernd Nickel
German footballer.
Born March 15th, 1949 in Siegbach.
Died October 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Siegbach. [ref]
Eduard Künneke
German composer (b. 1885).
Born January 27th, 1885 in Emmerich am Rhein. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1953 at 68 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Luigi Magni
Italian screenwriter and film director.
Born March 21st, 1928 in Rome.
Died October 27th, 2013 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Klári Tolnay
Hungarian actress (1914-1998).
Born July 17th, 1914 in Budapest.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Reidar Kvammen
Norwegian association football player and manager (1914-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1914 in Stavanger.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Stavanger.
Daniel Pedoe
British mathematician.
Born October 29th, 1910 in London.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 87 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Nico Dostal
Austrian composer.
Born November 27th, 1895 in Korneuburg. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Tom Brown
American tennis player.
Born September 26th, 1922 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Castro Valley (Alzheimer's disease).
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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