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December 27th
205 Notable deaths
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Woodford.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Hendon (diabetes).
Calvin Bridges
American scientist (1889-1938).
Born January 11th, 1889 in Schuyler Falls.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 49 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Carl Schlechter
Austro-hungarian chess player.
Born March 2nd, 1874 in Vienna.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 44 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis).
Reginald Blomfield
English architect (1856–1942).
Born December 20th, 1856 in Aldingham.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 86 years old in London.
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja
Albanian politician (1887-1958).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Krujë. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1958 at 71 years old in Niagara Falls.
William Archer
Scottish critic and translator (1856–1924).
Born September 23rd, 1856 in Perth.
Died December 27th, 1924 at 68 years old in London.
Alphonzo Bell
Us oil millionaire and tennis player (1875-1947).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Enric Bernat
Spanish businessman (1923–2003).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2003 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Arnie Ferrin
American basketball player (1925–2022).
Born July 29th, 1925 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 27th, 2022 at 97 years old [ref]
Anne Tyng
American architect.
Born July 14th, 1920 in Jiangxi.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 91 years old in Greenbrae. [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot