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December 27th
205 Notable deaths
Rudolf Kobert
German pharmacologist (1854–1918).
Born January 3rd, 1854 in Bitterfeld.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 64 years old in Rostock.
Ted Mittet
American rower.
Born December 23rd, 1941 in Seattle.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 83 years old [ref]
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 (1931–2001).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Krugersdorp.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 70 years old in Johannesburg.
Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1983).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
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.
Preben Isaksson
Danish cyclist (1943-2008).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Copenhagen.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 65 years old in Greve Municipality.
Adolf Černý
Czech poet, ethnographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, educator, publicist, translator, writer and science writer (1864—1952).
Born August 19th, 1864 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1952 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
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