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February 27th
215 Notable deaths
Mikhail Khozin
Soviet general (1896–1979).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Carl Schmidt
Baltic german chemist (1822–1894).
Born June 13th, 1822 in Jelgava.
Died February 27th, 1894 at 71 years old in Tartu.
James Cecil Parke
Irish tennis player (1881-1946).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Clones.
Died February 27th, 1946 at 64 years old
Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol
Romanian historian (1847–1920).
Born March 23rd, 1847 in Iași.
Died February 27th, 1920 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Valdir Espinosa
Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (surgical complications).
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.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 77 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction).
Sofia Dzerzhinskaya
Polish communist (1882-1968).
Born December 4th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Olga Wisinger-Florian
Austrian painter (1844-1926).
Born November 1st, 1844 in Vienna.
Died February 27th, 1926 at 81 years old in Grafenegg.
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 grandmaster (1911–1986).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Kisújszállás.
Died February 27th, 1986 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Nadia Hilou
Arab-israeli politician.
Born July 5th, 1953 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 61 years old in Jaffa (cancer).
Edward Dembowski
Polish philosopher and journalist (1822–1846).
Born May 31st, 1822 in Warsaw, Klementowice.
Died February 27th, 1846 at 23 years old in Podgórze.
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.
Constantine V of Constantinople
Patriarch of constantinople (1833-1914).
Born January 11th, 1833 in Vessa.
Died February 27th, 1914 at 81 years old in Heybeliada (diabetes).
Hugo Santiago
Argentine film director (1939-2018).
Born December 12th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 27th, 2018 at 78 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
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.
Died February 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Michael Visaroff
Russian actor (1892–1951).
Born December 18th, 1892 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 1951 at 58 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc
Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer (1900–1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Graz.
Died February 27th, 1973 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
Platt Adams
Athletics competitor (1885-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Belleville.
Died February 27th, 1961 at 75 years old in Toms River.
Günther Ramin
German organist, conductor and composer (1898–1956).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 27th, 1956 at 57 years old in Leipzig.
Harald Weinrich
German classical scholar and linguist (1927–2022).
Born September 24th, 1927 in Wismar.
Died February 27th, 2022 at 94 years old in Münster. [ref]
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