October 27th
219 Notable deaths
Theodor Steltzer
German politician (1885-1967).
Born December 17th, 1885 in Trittau.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 81 years old in Munich.
Robert Carmody
Boxer (1938–1967).
Born September 4th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 29 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Leonard Ochtman
American artist (1854–1935).
Born October 21st, 1854 in Zonnemaire. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1934 at 80 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Martin Hawkins
Athletics competitor (1888–1959).
Born February 20th, 1888 in Sweden.
Died October 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in Portland.
Jozef Bomba
Slovak footballer (1939-2005).
Born March 30th, 1939 in Bardejov.
Died October 27th, 2005 at 66 years old in Košice.
Ralph Copeland
British astronomer (1837-1905).
Born September 3rd, 1837 in Lancashire.
Died October 27th, 1905 at 68 years old in Edinburgh.
Howard Kingsbury
American rower (1904-1991).
Born September 11th, 1904 in New York City.
Died October 27th, 1991 at 87 years old in Yarmouth Port.
István Balogh
Hungarian footballer and manager (1912–1992).
Born September 21st, 1912 in Budapest.
Died October 27th, 1992 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Nikolay Durnovo
Russian linguist and dialectologist (1876-1937).
Born November 4th, 1876 in Moscow.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 60 years old in Sandarmokh.
Gilberto Penayo
Paraguayan footballer (1933–2020).
Born April 3rd, 1933 in Asunción.
Died October 27th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]
Franz Fuchsberger
Austrian footballer (1910-1992).
Born September 28th, 1910 in Wolfsbach. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1992 at 82 years old in Linz.
Elda Grin
Armenian writer and psychologist (1928-2016).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2016 at 88 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Barthélemy Adoukonou
Secretary of the pontifical council for culture.
Born August 24th, 1942 in Abomey.
Died October 27th, 2025 at 83 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Jan Niemiec
Catholic bishop (1958–2020).
Born March 14th, 1958 in Kozłówek.
Died October 27th, 2020 at 62 years old in Łańcut (COVID-19). [ref]
Josefine Swoboda
Austrian portrait painter.
Born January 29th, 1861 in Vienna.
Died October 27th, 1924 at 63 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Guy Richardson
British rower.
Born September 8th, 1921 in Guildford.
Died October 27th, 1965 at 44 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Alfred Wilson
American rower (1903–1989).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Minneapolis.
Died October 27th, 1989 at 85 years old in Martha's Vineyard Hospital. [ref]
Rutger Sernander
Swedish scientist (1866-1944).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Viby parish. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1944 at 77 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Ewald Walch
Luger.
Born August 18th, 1940 in Innsbruck.
Died October 27th, 2023 at 83 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Alfred Schirokauer
German author and screenplay writer (1880–1934).
Born July 13th, 1880 in Wrocław.
Died October 27th, 1934 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Romeo Bosetti
French actor, director and screenwriter (1879–1948).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Chiari.
Died October 27th, 1948 at 69 years old in Suresnes.
Wally Halder
Canadian ice hockey player (1925-1994).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Toronto.
Died October 27th, 1994 at 69 years old in Toronto.
Walter Volle
German rower (1913–2002).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Mannheim.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Berlin.
William Griffiths
British field hockey player (1922–2010).
Born June 26th, 1922 in Abergavenny.
Died October 27th, 2010 at 88 years old in Abergavenny. [ref]
Domingos Leite Pereira
Portuguese politician (1882-1956).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Braga.
Died October 27th, 1956 at 74 years old in Porto.
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