February 27th
164 Notable deaths
Andrzej Trautman
Polish physicist.
Born January 4th, 1933 in Warsaw.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 93 years old in Warsaw.
David Keilin
British entomologist (1887–1963).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 1963 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Jan Hoet
Belgian museum director (1936-2014).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Leuven. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2014 at 77 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zvjezdan Cvetković
Serbian/yugoslav footballer (1960-2017).
Born April 18th, 1960 in Karlovac.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 56 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Ivar Rooth
Swedish economist (1888-1972).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Lidingö Parish. [ref]
Gedeon Barcza
Hungarian chess player (1911-1986).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Kisújszállás.
Died February 27th, 1986 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Nadia Hilou
Israeli politician.
Born July 5th, 1953 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 61 years old in Jaffa (cancer).
Linus Nirmal Gomes
Roman catholic bishop (1921-2021).
Born September 7th, 1921 in Dhaka Division.
Died February 27th, 2021 at 99 years old in Kolkata.
Armand Penverne
French association football player and manager (1926-2012).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Pont-Scorff.
Died February 27th, 2012 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Gustave E. von Grunebaum
Austrian historian (1909-1972).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 164
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