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February 27th
152 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]
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.
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).
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
American tennis player (1912–1996).
Born September 18th, 1912 in Sharon.
Died February 27th, 1996 at 83 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Hertha Sponer
German physicist and chemist.
Born September 1st, 1895 in Nysa.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Ilten.
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.
Valdir Espinosa
Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020).
Born October 17th, 1947 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (surgical complications).
Alki Zei
Greek novelist and children's writer (1923–2020).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Athens.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Athens. [ref]
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).
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