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December 27th
261 Notable deaths
Susan Macdowell Eakins
American photographer (1851-1938).
Born September 21st, 1851 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
John Joseph Carty
(1861-1932) american electrical engineer.
Born April 14th, 1861 in Cambridge.
Died December 27th, 1932 at 71 years old in Johns Hopkins Hospital. [ref]
Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Hereditary prince of löwenstein-wertheim-rosenberg (1802–1838).
Born September 28th, 1802 in Kleinheubach.
Died December 27th, 1838 at 36 years old in Kleinheubach.
Victor Ernest Shelford
American zoologist and ecologist (1877–1968).
Born September 22nd, 1877 in Chemung County.
Died December 27th, 1968 at 91 years old in Urbana.
Betty Jane Rhodes
American actress (1921-2011).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Rockford.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Martin Flavin
American novelist, playwright, screenwriter (1883–1967).
Born November 2nd, 1883 in San Francisco.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 84 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Eduard Bendemann
German painter (1811-1889).
Born December 3rd, 1811 in Berlin.
Died December 27th, 1889 at 78 years old in Düsseldorf.
Odoardo Focherini
Italian resistance fighter (1907-1944).
Died December 27th, 1944 at 37 years old in Hersbruck concentration camp.
Jean Laborde
Adventurer and early industrialist in madagascar.
Born October 16th, 1805 in Auch.
Died December 27th, 1878 at 73 years old in Antananarivo.
Fernando Birri
Film director from argentina (1925-2017).
Born March 13th, 1925 in Santa Fe. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest).
Genrikh Kasparyan
Armenian chess player (1910-1995).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Tbilisi.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 85 years old in Yerevan.
André Pilette
Racecar driver.
Born October 6th, 1918 in Paris.
Died December 27th, 1993 at 75 years old in Etterbeek.
Konrad Bercovici
American writer (1881-1961).
Born June 22nd, 1882 in Brăila.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 79 years old in New York City, Manhattan.
Horst Matthai Quelle
Spanish language german philosopher.
Born January 30th, 1912 in Hanover.
Died December 27th, 1999 at 87 years old in Tijuana.
Yuichiro Hata
Japanese politician (1967-2020).
Born July 29th, 1967 in Setagaya.
Died December 27th, 2020 at 53 years old in The University of Tokyo Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Evald Mikson
Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (1911-1993).
Born July 12th, 1911 in Tartu.
Died December 27th, 1993 at 82 years old in Reykjavík.
Juan Bautista Agüero
Paraguayan footballer (1935-2018).
Born June 24th, 1935 in Caacupé.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 83 years old in Caacupé. [ref]
Gerhard Doerfer
German turkologist (1920–2003).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.
Died December 27th, 2003 at 83 years old in Göttingen.
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]
Amalia Lindegren
Swedish artist (1814-1891).
Born May 22nd, 1814 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1891 at 77 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish (pneumonia). [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 (1923–2009).
Died December 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Siversky. [ref]
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