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December 27th
212 Notable deaths
Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer
Spanish mathematician (1912–1967).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Figueres.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 55 years old in Barcelona.
Jan Ankerman
Dutch field hockey player (1906–1942).
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Wommels.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 36 years old in Yangon.
Henri Deloge
French athlete (1874–1961).
Born November 21st, 1874 in Saint-Mandé.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 87 years old in Bourg-la-Reine.
Heinz Schulz
Boxer (1935–2015).
Born January 5th, 1935 in Bernburg.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 80 years old
Valentin Boreyko
Russian rower (1933–2012).
Born October 27th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rudolf Kobert
German pharmacologist (1854–1918).
Born January 3rd, 1854 in Bitterfeld.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 64 years old in Rostock.
Ted Mittet
American rower.
Born December 23rd, 1941 in Seattle.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 83 years old [ref]
Takashi Takabayashi
Japanese association football player.
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Saitama.
Died December 27th, 2009 at 78 years old in Saitama. [ref]
Semyon Rzhishchin
Soviet steeplechase runner (1933-1986).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Moscow Oblast.
Died December 27th, 1986 at 53 years old in Dushanbe.
Robert Fowler
South african cyclist (1931–2001).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Krugersdorp.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 70 years old in Johannesburg.
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