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February 27th
164 Notable deaths
Gérard Latortue
Haitian prime minister.
Born June 19th, 1934 in Gonaïves.
Died February 27th, 2023 at 88 years old in Boca Raton. [ref]
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (1883–1969).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie.
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa.
Vasily Safonov
Russian pianist, teacher, conductor and composer (1852-1918).
Born February 6th, 1852 in Ishcherskaya.
Died February 27th, 1918 at 66 years old in Kislovodsk.
Grand Duke Vyacheslav Constantinovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born July 13th, 1862 in Warsaw.
Died February 27th, 1879 at 16 years old in Saint Petersburg (meningitis).
Josephine Johnson
American novelist, nature writer, poet (1910-1990).
Born June 20th, 1910 in Kirkwood.
Died February 27th, 1990 at 79 years old in Batavia (pneumonia).
John F. Seitz
American cinematographer and inventor (1892-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1892 in Chicago.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Florence Gilbert
American actress (1904-1991).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 27th, 1991 at 87 years old in Sylmar.
Edward Dahlberg
Novelist, essayist (1900-1977).
Born July 22nd, 1900 in Boston.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
Hertha Sponer
German physicist and chemist.
Born September 1st, 1895 in Nysa.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Ilten.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius