October 27th
219 Notable deaths
Daniel Pedoe
British mathematician (1910-1998).
Born October 29th, 1910 in London.
Died October 27th, 1998 at 87 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Eduard Künneke
German composer (b. 1885).
Born January 27th, 1885 in Emmerich am Rhein.
Died October 27th, 1953 at 68 years old in West Berlin.
Bernd Nickel
German footballer.
Born March 15th, 1949 in Siegbach.
Died October 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Siegbach. [ref]
Miguel Mihura
Spanish playwright (1904-1977).
Born July 21st, 1905 in Madrid.
Died October 27th, 1977 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Klári Tolnay
Hungarian actress (1914-1998).
Born July 17th, 1914 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1998 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Harry Bresslau
German historian (1848–1926).
Born March 22nd, 1848 in Dannenberg (Elbe).
Died October 27th, 1926 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Fanni Luukkonen
Finnish women's organization leader (1882–1947).
Born March 13th, 1882 in Oulu.
Died October 27th, 1947 at 65 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
János Csonka
Hungarian engineer (1852-1939).
Born January 22nd, 1852 in Szeged.
Died October 27th, 1939 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Tom Brown
American tennis player (1922–2011).
Born September 26th, 1922 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Castro Valley (Alzheimer's disease).
Nico Dostal
Austrian composer.
Born November 27th, 1895 in Korneuburg.
Died October 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Shraga Bar
Israeli footballer.
Born March 24th, 1948 in Hofgeismar.
Died October 27th, 2025 at 77 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Henry Ogg Forbes
Scottish explorer, ornithologist and botanist (1851-1932).
Born January 30th, 1851 in Drumblade.
Died October 27th, 1932 at 81 years old in Liverpool.
Viktor Talalikhin
Hero of the soviet union (1918–1941).
Born September 18th, 1918 in Teplovka.
Died October 27th, 1941 at 23 years old in Podolsk.
Jacques Dupin
French writer (1927–2012).
Born March 4th, 1927 in Privas.
Died October 27th, 2012 at 85 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Alphons Czibulka
Hungarian musician (1842–1894).
Born May 14th, 1842 in Spišské Podhradie.
Died October 27th, 1894 at 52 years old in Vienna.
Maik Yohansen
Ukrainian poet (1896-1937).
Born October 28th, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 41 years old in Kyiv.
Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt
German mathematician (1854–1925).
Born May 18th, 1854 in Weimar.
Died October 27th, 1925 at 71 years old in Gdańsk.
Alfred Philippe Roll
French painter and sculptor (1846-1919).
Born March 1st, 1845 in former 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1919 at 74 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Rudolf Kner
Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist (1810–1869).
Born August 24th, 1810 in Linz. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1869 at 59 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Wilhelm Gericke
Austrian classical music conductor (1845–1925).
Born April 18th, 1845 in Bad Schwanberg.
Died October 27th, 1925 at 80 years old in Bad Schwanberg.
Gusto Gräser
German artist and writer (1879-1958).
Born February 16th, 1879 in Brașov.
Died October 27th, 1958 at 79 years old in Munich.
František Halas
Czech politician, poet and writer (1901-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1949 at 48 years old in Prague (heart disease). [ref]
Dieter Kurrat
German footballer and manager (1942-2017).
Born May 15th, 1942 in Dortmund.
Died October 27th, 2017 at 75 years old in Holzwickede. [ref]
Odd Martinsen
Norwegian cross-country skier.
Born December 20th, 1942 in Drammen. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Claude Helffer
French musician (1922–2004).
Born June 18th, 1922 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 27th, 2004 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson