February 27th
215 Notable deaths
Joseph Wright
British linguist (1855–1930).
Born October 31st, 1855 in Idle.
Died February 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Oxford.
Joshua W. Alexander
American politician (1852–1936).
Born January 22nd, 1852 in Cincinnati.
Died February 27th, 1936 at 84 years old in Gallatin.
Alexander Matrosov
Hero of the soviet union (1924–1943).
Born February 5th, 1924 in Dnipro.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 19 years old in Chernushki (gunshot wound).
Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky
German diplomat, noble (1860-1928).
Born March 8th, 1860 in Krzyżanowice.
Died February 27th, 1928 at 67 years old in Chuchelná.
Sailen Manna
Indian footballer (1924-2012).
Born September 1st, 1924 in Howrah.
Died February 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Stéphane Hessel
French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917–2013).
Born October 20th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Kingsley Davis
American sociologist and demographer (1908–1997).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Jones County.
Died February 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Wolfgang Larrazábal
President of venezuela (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Sucre.
Died February 27th, 2003 at 91 years old in Caracas.
Kostis Palamas
Greek poet.
Born January 13th, 1859 in Patras.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 84 years old in Athens.
Manea Mănescu
50th prime minister of romania (1974-1979).
Born August 9th, 1916 in Brăila.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 92 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
John W. Johnston
American lawyer and politician from abingdon, virginia.
Born September 9th, 1818 in Washington County.
Died February 27th, 1889 at 70 years old in Richmond.
Aaron Allston
American writer (1960-2014).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Corsicana.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 53 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Javier Dorado
Spanish footballer (1977–2025).
Born February 17th, 1977 in Talavera de la Reina.
Died February 27th, 2025 at 48 years old in Madrid (leukemia). [ref]
Farajullah Salahshur
Iranian film director.
Born November 2nd, 1952 in Qazvin.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 63 years old in Tehran (lung cancer).
Burkhard Driest
German actor (1939-2020).
Born April 28th, 1939 in Szczecin.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George H. Hitchings
Nobel prize-winning american physician.
Born April 18th, 1905 in Hoquiam. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1998 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Tina Strobos
Dutch physician and psychiatrist; rescuer of holocaust refugees, named one of the righteous among the nations (1920–2012).
Born May 18th, 1920 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rye (cancer). [ref]
David Botstein
American biologist.
Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 83 years old in Half Moon Bay. [ref]
Lúcio Lara
Angolan politician (1929-2016).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Caála.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 86 years old in Luanda.
Rabindra Prasad Adhikari
Nepalese politician.
Born May 7th, 1968 in Bharat Pokhari.
Died February 27th, 2019 at 50 years old in Phungling (aircraft crash).
Michel-Louis Guérard des Lauriers
French dominican theologian and traditionalist catholic bishop.
Born October 25th, 1898 in Suresnes.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 89 years old in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Franck Lavaud
Haitian politician and an acting head of state (1903-1986).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Jérémie.
Died February 27th, 1986 at 83 years old in Paris.
Yvan Goll
French-german poet, key figure in german expressionism and french surrealism (1891-1950).
Born March 29th, 1891 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Died February 27th, 1950 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
Alastair McCorquodale
British athlete (1925-2009).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Glasgow.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 83 years old in Grantham. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson