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October 27th
155 Notable deaths
Vijay Merchant
Indian cricket player. (1911-1987).
Born October 12th, 1911 in Mumbai.
Died October 27th, 1987 at 76 years old
Vazgen Sargsyan
Military commander, politician (1959-1999).
Born March 5th, 1959 in Ararat (village), Armenia.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 40 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Kurt Schneider
German psychologist.
Born January 7th, 1887 in Crailsheim. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (1903-1999).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Italian aeronautical engineer.
Died October 27th, 1957 at 71 years old in Rome.
Moira Lister
Actress (1923-2007).
Born August 6th, 1923 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2007 at 84 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Hans Werner Henze
German composer (1926 – 2012).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Gütersloh. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Henry Van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957).
Born April 3rd, 1863 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1957 at 94 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Enrico Mattei
Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962).
Born April 29th, 1906 in Acqualagna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1962 at 56 years old in Bascapè (bomb, aircraft crash).
André de Toth
Hungarian-born american film director (1913-2002).
Born May 15th, 1913 in Makó. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Burbank (aneurysm). [ref]
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