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December 27th

205 Notable deaths

Edgar Ende

German painter (1901-1965).

Born January 23rd, 1901 in Altona.

Died December 27th, 1965 at 64 years old in Baiern (myocardial infarction).

Frankie Genaro

Boxer.

Born August 26th, 1901 in New York City.

Died December 27th, 1966 at 65 years old in Staten Island.

Henri Evenepoel

Artist (1872-1899).

Born October 3rd, 1872 in Nice. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1899 at 27 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]

Pierre Georges

French resistance member (1919–1944).

Born January 21st, 1919 in Paris.

Died December 27th, 1944 at 25 years old in Habsheim. [ref]

Fanny

French singer and writer.

Born September 16th, 1979 in Sète.

Died December 27th, 2025 at 46 years old in Sète (cancer). [ref]

José Figueroa Alcorta

President of argentina (1860-1931).

Born November 20th, 1860 in Córdoba.

Died December 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.

Stephen Albert

American composer (1941-1992).

Born February 6th, 1941 in New York City.

Died December 27th, 1992 at 51 years old in Cape Cod (traffic collision).

Andrzej Iwan

Polish footballer (1959–2022).

Born November 10th, 1959 in Kraków.

Died December 27th, 2022 at 63 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Susan Macdowell Eakins

American photographer (1851-1938).

Born September 21st, 1851 in Philadelphia.

Died December 27th, 1938 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.

John J. Carty

American electrical engineer.

Born April 14th, 1861 in Cambridge.

Died December 27th, 1932 at 71 years old in Johns Hopkins Hospital. [ref]

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