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December 27th
261 Notable deaths
Winslow Hall
American rower (1912–1995).
Born May 15th, 1912 in Oakland.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Dutch Flat.
Imre Szöllősi
Kayak racer.
Born February 19th, 1941 in Budapest.
Died December 27th, 2022 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Voldemar Panso
Estonian actor (1920-1977).
Born November 30th, 1920 in Tomsk.
Died December 27th, 1977 at 57 years old in Tallinn.
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.
Henri de Montaut
French copperplate engraver and illustrator (1829-1889).
Born June 13th, 1829 in Paris.
Died December 27th, 1889 at 60 years old in Paris.
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 7th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Samuel Birch
British egyptologist and antiquary (1813–1885).
Born November 3rd, 1813 in London.
Died December 27th, 1885 at 72 years old in London.
May Balisidya
Tanzanian author (1947-1987).
Born May 10th, 1947 in Dodoma.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 40 years old
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 (1931–2009).
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.
Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1983).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Nevenka Petrić
Serbian writer, poet.
Born March 11th, 1927 in Maslovare.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Belgrade.
Carl Ferdinand Allen
Danish historian (1811–1871).
Born April 23rd, 1811 in Copenhagen.
Died December 27th, 1871 at 60 years old in Frederiksberg.
Henk Bouwman
Field hockey player (1926-1995).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Amsterdam.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 69 years old in Baarn.
Jorma Kortelainen
Finnish cross-country skier and rower (1932-2012).
Born December 17th, 1932 in Joensuu.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 80 years old in Jyväskylä.
Preben Isaksson
Danish cyclist (1943-2008).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Copenhagen.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 65 years old in Greve Municipality.
Dhora Leka
Albanian composer.
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Albania.
Died December 27th, 2006 at 83 years old in Tirana.
Adolf Černý
Czech poet, ethnographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, educator, translator, writer and science writer (1864—1952).
Born August 19th, 1864 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1952 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius