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December 27th
261 Notable deaths
Ely Culbertson
American contract bridge entrepreneur (1891–1955).
Born July 22nd, 1891 in Poiana Vărbilău.
Died December 27th, 1955 at 64 years old in Brattleboro.
Richard Semon
German zoologist (1859-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1859 in Berlin.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 59 years old in Munich.
Ricardo Tormo
Spanish motorcycle racer (1952-1998).
Born September 7th, 1952 in Aiacor.
Died December 27th, 1998 at 46 years old in Valencia (leukemia).
Victor Prosper Considerant
French utopian socialist (1808–1893).
Born October 12th, 1808 in Salins-les-Bains.
Died December 27th, 1893 at 85 years old in Paris.
Anna Kuliscioff
Russian feminist revolutionary and doctor (1857–1925).
Born January 9th, 1854 in Simferopol.
Died December 27th, 1925 at 71 years old in Milan. [ref]
Leon Wyczółkowski
Polish painter (1852–1936).
Born April 11th, 1852 in Wola Miastkowska.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Hermann Foertsch
German general during world war ii (1895-1961).
Born April 4th, 1895 in Drzonowo Wałeckie.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 66 years old in Munich.
Jin Yan
Chinese actor (1910–1983).
Born April 7th, 1910 in Seoul.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 73 years old in Shanghai.
Tomaž Šalamun
Slovene poet, born in 1941 in zagreb, croatia.
Born July 4th, 1941 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2014 at 73 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Mustafa Shokay
Kazakhstani politician (1890–1941).
Born December 25th, 1890 in Kyzylorda.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Émile Vandervelde
Belgian politician (1866-1938).
Born January 25th, 1866 in Ixelles.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 72 years old in Brussels.
Boris Rybakov
Soviet archaeologist (1908–2001).
Born June 3rd, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Prime minister of turkey (1903–1981).
Born August 13th, 1903 in Damascus.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
William Alexander Richardson
American politician (1811-1875).
Born January 16th, 1811 in Lexington.
Died December 27th, 1875 at 64 years old in Quincy.
Eitan Livni
Israeli politician (1919–1991).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Hrodna.
Died December 27th, 1991 at 72 years old in Israel.
Birt Acres
Cinematographer and cinema innovator (1854–1918).
Born July 23rd, 1854 in Richmond.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 64 years old in Whitechapel (disease).
Edgar Ende
German painter (1901-1965).
Born February 23rd, 1901 in Altona.
Died December 27th, 1965 at 64 years old in Baiern (myocardial infarction).
Frankie Genaro
American boxer (1901–1966).
Born August 26th, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1966 at 65 years old in Staten Island.
Henri Evenepoel
Artist (1872-1899).
Born October 3rd, 1872 in Nice. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1899 at 27 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
Pierre Georges
French resistance member (1919–1944).
Born January 21st, 1919 in Paris.
Died December 27th, 1944 at 25 years old in Habsheim. [ref]
Fanny
French singer and writer.
Born September 16th, 1979 in Sète.
Died December 27th, 2025 at 46 years old in Sète (cancer). [ref]
Bertram Thomas
Civil servant and explorer (1892–1950).
Born June 13th, 1892 in Bristol.
Died December 27th, 1950 at 58 years old in Bristol.
José Figueroa Alcorta
President of argentina (1860-1931).
Born November 20th, 1860 in Córdoba.
Died December 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Stephen Albert
American composer (1941-1992).
Born February 6th, 1941 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1992 at 51 years old in Cape Cod (traffic collision).
Andrzej Iwan
Polish footballer (1959–2022).
Born November 10th, 1959 in Kraków.
Died December 27th, 2022 at 63 years old in Kraków. [ref]
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