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December 27th
205 Notable deaths
Victor Ernest Shelford
American zoologist and ecologist (1877–1968).
Born September 22nd, 1877 in Chemung County.
Died December 27th, 1968 at 91 years old in Urbana.
Martin Flavin
American novelist, playwright, screenwriter (1883–1967).
Born November 2nd, 1883 in San Francisco.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 84 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Odoardo Focherini
Italian resistance fighter (1907-1944).
Died December 27th, 1944 at 37 years old in Hersbruck concentration camp.
Fernando Birri
Film director from argentina (1925-2017).
Born March 13th, 1925 in Santa Fe. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Rome (fall).
Genrikh Kasparyan
Armenian chess player (1910-1995).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Tbilisi.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 85 years old in Yerevan.
André Pilette
Racecar driver.
Born October 6th, 1918 in Paris.
Died December 27th, 1993 at 75 years old in Etterbeek.
Horst Matthai Quelle
Spanish language german philosopher.
Born January 30th, 1912 in Hanover.
Died December 27th, 1999 at 87 years old in Tijuana.
Yuichiro Hata
Japanese politician (1967-2020).
Born July 29th, 1967 in Setagaya-ku.
Died December 27th, 2020 at 53 years old in The University of Tokyo Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Evald Mikson
Estonian footballer (1911-1993).
Born July 12th, 1911 in Tartu.
Died December 27th, 1993 at 82 years old in Reykjavík.
Juan Bautista Agüero
Paraguayan footballer (1935-2018).
Born June 24th, 1935 in Caacupé.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 83 years old in Caacupé. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin