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December 27th

205 Notable deaths

Alexandre Deulofeu

Spanish historian (1903-1978).

Born September 20th, 1903 in L'Armentera.

Died December 27th, 1978 at 75 years old in Figueres.

Alfred Pfaff

German footballer (1926-2008).

Born July 16th, 1926 in Rödelheim.

Died December 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Erlenbach am Main. [ref]

Antoni Ponikowski

Polish politician (1878-1949).

Born May 29th, 1878 in Siedlce.

Died December 27th, 1949 at 71 years old in Warsaw.

Boris Gnedenko

Soviet/russian mathematician (1912-1995).

Born January 1st, 1912 in Ulyanovsk.

Died December 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow.

Luann Ryon

American archer (1953–2022).

Born January 13th, 1953 in Long Beach.

Died December 27th, 2022 at 69 years old in Riverside. [ref]

Isaac Schwartz

Soviet and russian composer.

Born May 13th, 1923 in Romny.

Died December 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Siversky. [ref]

Hans Tietmeyer

German central banker (1931-2016).

Born August 18th, 1931 in Metelen.

Died December 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Clifford Darling

Bahamian politician (1922-2011).

Born February 6th, 1922 in Acklins.

Died December 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Nassau. [ref]

Eivind Astrup

Norwegian explorer and writer (1871-1895).

Born September 17th, 1871 in Oslo.

Died December 27th, 1895 at 24 years old in Folldal Municipality (typhoid fever).

Arvid Järnefelt

Finnish jurist and writer (1861–1932).

Born November 16th, 1861 in Pulkovo. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1932 at 71 years old in Helsinki.

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