November 27th
140 Notable deaths
Zinovy Peshkov
French general (1884-1966).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 27th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris.
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist.
Born December 14th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2007 at 84 years old in New Jersey (prostate cancer). [ref]
Semyon Ignatyev
Soviet politician (1904-1983).
Born September 14th, 1904 in Alt Danzig.
Died November 27th, 1983 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Isaak Illich Rubin
Russian economist (1886-1937).
Born June 12th, 1886 in Daugavpils.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 51 years old in Aktobe.
Helene Madison
American swimmer.
Born June 19th, 1913 in Ordrup. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1970 at 57 years old in Seattle (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Henri Guillaumet
French aviator.
Born May 29th, 1902 in Bouy. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1940 at 38 years old in Mediterranean Sea (killed in action). [ref]
Melvin H. Evans
American politician (1917-1984).
Born August 7th, 1917 in Christiansted.
Died November 27th, 1984 at 67 years old in Christiansted.
Emile Verhaeren
Belgian poet (1855-1916).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Sint-Amands. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1916 at 61 years old in Rouen (railway accident). [ref]
Magnus Enckell
Symbolist painter (1870-1925).
Born November 9th, 1870 in Hamina. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1925 at 55 years old in Stockholm.
Alain Peyrefitte
French scholar and politician (1925-1999).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Najac. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1999 at 74 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 140
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling