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November 27th
212 Notable deaths
Edward Bach
British physician/homeopath/bacteriologist/spiritual writer (1886–1936).
Born September 24th, 1886 in Birmingham.
Died November 27th, 1936 at 50 years old in Didcot.
Barbara Acklin
American singer-songwriter (1943–1998).
Born February 28th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 55 years old in Omaha (pneumonia).
Zafar Ali Khan
Pakistani writer (1873–1956).
Born January 19th, 1873 in Wazirabad District.
Died November 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Wazirabad Tehsil.
Jaegwon Kim
American philosopher (1934–2019).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Daegu. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2019 at 85 years old [ref]
Almudena Grandes
Spanish writer (1960-2021).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Duke of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born October 23rd, 1814 in Gottorf Castle.
Died November 27th, 1885 at 71 years old in Stiftung Louisenlund.
May Gibbs
Australian author and illustrator (1877–1969).
Born January 17th, 1877 in Kent, Sydenham.
Died November 27th, 1969 at 92 years old in Sydney.
Eugène Schneider
French businessman and french civil law notary (1805-1875).
Born March 29th, 1805 in Bidestroff.
Died November 27th, 1875 at 70 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Mohammad Ali Foroughi
Iranian writer and politician.
Born August 1st, 1877 in Tehran.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 65 years old in Tehran.
Leta Stetter Hollingworth
American psychologist.
Born May 25th, 1886 in Dawes County.
Died November 27th, 1939 at 53 years old in Columbia University Irving Medical Center (cancer).
Elizabeth Gray Vining
American writer.
Born October 6th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died November 27th, 1999 at 97 years old in Kennett Square.
Josep Maria Sert
Spanish artist (1874-1945).
Born December 22nd, 1874 in Barcelona.
Died November 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Barcelona.
Richard Christopher Carrington
British astronomer (1826-1875).
Born May 26th, 1826 in Chelsea.
Died November 27th, 1875 at 49 years old in Churt.
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Norwegian social anthropologist and professor (1962–2024).
Born February 6th, 1962 in Oslo.
Died November 27th, 2024 at 62 years old in Oslo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Giancarlo Baghetti
Racecar driver.
Born December 25th, 1934 in Milan.
Died November 27th, 1995 at 60 years old in Milan (cancer).
Ivo Lola Ribar
Yugoslav partisan leader (1916–1943).
Born April 23rd, 1916 in Zagreb.
Died November 27th, 1943 at 27 years old in Glamoč (airstrike).
Yeghishe Charents
Armenian poet (1897–1937).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Kars.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 40 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Karel Jaromír Erben
Czech archivist, poet, ethnographer, librettist, publicist, lawyer, translator and writer (1811–1870).
Born November 7th, 1811 in Miletín. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1870 at 59 years old in Prague (tuberculosis). [ref]
Aly Zaker
Bangladeshi actor, writer, freedom fighter, entrepreneur, photographer, trustee of liberation war museum..
Born November 6th, 1944 in Chittagong.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 76 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19). [ref]
Johannes Hendrikus Donner
Dutch chess grandmaster (1927-1988).
Born July 6th, 1927 in The Hague.
Died November 27th, 1988 at 61 years old in Amsterdam.
Artur Rodziński
Polish conductor (1892-1958).
Born January 1st, 1892 in Split.
Died November 27th, 1958 at 66 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Miodrag Djuric
Yugoslavian-born artist, active in france (1933-2010).
Born October 4th, 1933 in Cetinje.
Died November 27th, 2010 at 77 years old in Pontoise.
Fred Chichin
French singer-songwriter and guitarist (1954–2007).
Died November 27th, 2007 at 53 years old in Villejuif (liver cancer).
Mary L. Cleave
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1947–2023).
Born February 5th, 1947 in Southampton.
Died November 27th, 2023 at 76 years old in Annapolis. [ref]
Gloria Fuertes
Spanish writer (1917–1998).
Born July 28th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche