February 27th
215 Notable deaths
Gastone Gambara
Italian general (1890–1962).
Born November 10th, 1890 in Imola.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 71 years old in Rome.
William H. Hunt
American judge, politician and civil servant from louisiana (1823-1884).
Born June 12th, 1823 in Charleston.
Died February 27th, 1884 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Moacyr Scliar
Brazilian writer (1937–2011).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre (stroke). [ref]
Ichiro Abe
Japanese judoka (1922–2022).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Japan.
Died February 27th, 2022 at 99 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Nicolae Tonitza
Romanian painter (1886-1940).
Born April 13th, 1886 in Bârlad.
Died February 27th, 1940 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Hilarión Daza
President of bolivia (1840-1894).
Born January 14th, 1840 in Sucre.
Died February 27th, 1894 at 54 years old in Uyuni.
Matthew George Easton
Presbyterian preacher and biblical scholar from scotland (1823-1894).
Died February 27th, 1894 at 70 years old
Gérard Latortue
Haitian prime minister (1934–2023).
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 (1862–1879).
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 (1933–2013).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga.
Hertha Sponer
German physicist and chemist (1895–1968).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Nysa.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Ilten.
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).
Braian Toledo
Argentine javelin thrower (1993-2020).
Born September 8th, 1993 in Marcos Paz Partido.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 26 years old in Marcos Paz Partido (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Oleg Stepanov
Russian judoka (1939–2010).
Born December 10th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 2010 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anne Clough
English suffragist and educator (1820–1892).
Born January 20th, 1820 in Liverpool.
Died February 27th, 1892 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Helga Vlahović
Croatian journalist, producer, and television personality (1945–2012).
Born January 28th, 1945 in Zagreb.
Died February 27th, 2012 at 67 years old in Zagreb (uterine cancer). [ref]
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]
Theodoros Pangalos
Greek military and politician (1878-1952).
Born January 11th, 1878 in Salamis Island.
Died February 27th, 1952 at 74 years old in Kifisia.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson