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December 27th
186 Notable deaths
Jakob Emanuel Lange
Danish mycologist (1864-1941).
Born April 2nd, 1864 in Flensburg.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 77 years old in Odense.
Ludwig Riess
German historian (1861-1928).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Wałcz.
Died December 27th, 1928 at 67 years old in Springfield.
Percy Hodge
British athlete.
Born December 26th, 1890 in Herm.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 77 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Snorri Hjartarson
Poet.
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Hvanneyri.
Died December 27th, 1986 at 80 years old in Reykjavík.
Andreas Behm
German weightlifter.
Born November 28th, 1962 in Stralsund.
Died December 27th, 2021 at 59 years old [ref]
Nugent Slaughter
American special effects person (1888-1968).
Born March 17th, 1888 in Virginia.
Died December 27th, 1968 at 80 years old in Oroville.
Winslow Hall
American rower.
Born May 15th, 1912 in Oakland.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Dutch Flat.
Ruth Svedberg
Athletics competitor.
Born April 14th, 1903 in Gällivare.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 99 years old in Gothenburg.
Henri Deloge
French athlete.
Born November 21st, 1874 in Saint-Mandé.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 87 years old in Bourg-la-Reine.
Valentin Boreyko
Russian rower.
Born October 7th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel