February 27th
148 Notable deaths
Gyula Lázár
Hungarian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Füzesgyarmat. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Curt Badinski
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born May 17th, 1890 in Grebenstein.
Died February 27th, 1966 at 75 years old in Oldenburg.
Alicia Álvaro
Spanish actress.
Born November 25th, 1925 in Madrid.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Simón Lecue
Spanish footballer.
Born February 11th, 1912 in Arrigorriaga.
Died February 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Erich Wasmann
Austrian entomologist (1859-1931).
Born May 29th, 1859 in Merano. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Oleg Stepanov
Judoka.
Born December 10th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 2010 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Maria Kownacka
Polish writer.
Born November 11th, 1894 in Słup.
Died February 27th, 1982 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Hans von Berlepsch
German ornithologist (1850-1915).
Born July 29th, 1850 in Fahrenbach.
Died February 27th, 1915 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
José Álvarez de Bohórquez
Spanish equestrian.
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Madrid.
Died February 27th, 1993 at 97 years old in Madrid.
José García Nieto
Spanish poet and writer.
Born July 6th, 1914 in Oviedo.
Died February 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 148
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche