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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
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull