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December 27th
186 Notable deaths
Jan Ankerman
Dutch field hockey player.
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Wommels.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 36 years old in Yangon.
Rudolf Kobert
German pharmacologist.
Born January 3rd, 1854 in Bitterfeld.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 64 years old in Rostock.
Takashi Takabayashi
Japanese association football player.
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Saitama.
Died December 27th, 2009 at 78 years old in Saitama. [ref]
Semyon Rzhishchin
Soviet steeplechase runner (1933-1986).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Moscow Oblast.
Died December 27th, 1986 at 53 years old in Dushanbe.
Robert Fowler
South african cyclist.
Born December 5th, 1931 in Krugersdorp.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 70 years old in Johannesburg.
Imre Szöllősi
Kayak racer.
Born February 19th, 1941 in Budapest.
Died December 27th, 2022 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Henk Bouwman
Field hockey player (1926-1995).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Amsterdam.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 69 years old in Baarn.
Jorma Kortelainen
Finnish cross-country skier and rower (1932-2012).
Born December 17th, 1932 in Joensuu.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 80 years old in Jyväskylä.
Voldemar Panso
Estonian actor (1920-1977).
Born November 30th, 1920 in Tomsk. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1977 at 57 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Preben Isaksson
Danish cyclist (1943-2008).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Copenhagen.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 65 years old in Greve Municipality.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius