February 27th
215 Notable deaths
Bobby Ball
American racecar driver (1925-1954).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Phoenix.
Died February 27th, 1954 at 28 years old in Phoenix, Gardena.
Mira Alečković
Yugoslav writer (1924–2008).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Novi Sad.
Died February 27th, 2008 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Fred Basolo
American chemist (1920–2007).
Born February 11th, 1920 in North City.
Died February 27th, 2007 at 87 years old in Skokie.
Knut Kroon
Swedish footballer (1906-1975).
Born June 19th, 1906 in Helsingborg. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1975 at 68 years old
Samvel Karapetyan
Armenian historian (1961-2020).
Born July 30th, 1961 in Yerevan.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 58 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Nicodim Munteanu
2nd patriarch of the romanian orthodox church, from 1939 to 1948 (1864–1948).
Born December 6th, 1864 in Pipirig.
Died February 27th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bucharest (lung disease).
Adolf Kirchhoff
German classical philologist and epigrapher (1826–1908).
Born January 6th, 1826 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 1908 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Patriarch Joachim IV of Constantinople
Patriarch of constantinople (1837–1887).
Born July 5th, 1837 in Kallimasia.
Died February 27th, 1887 at 49 years old in Kallimasia.
Bruno Bauch
German philosopher (1877–1942).
Born January 19th, 1877 in Osina Wielka.
Died February 27th, 1942 at 65 years old in Jena.
Thérèse Sita-Bella
Cameroonian film director.
Born March 3rd, 1932 in Cameroon.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 73 years old in Yaoundé (colorectal cancer).
Mieczysław Jagielski
Polish politician (1924–1997).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ethlyne Clair
American actress (1904-1996).
Born November 23rd, 1904 in Talladega County.
Died February 27th, 1996 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Kálmán Kalocsay
Physician, writer of esperanto literature (1891–1976).
Born October 6th, 1891 in Abaújszántó. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1976 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Marietta Giannakou
Greek politician (1951–2022).
Born June 6th, 1951 in Geraki.
Died February 27th, 2022 at 70 years old in Athens. [ref]
Bas Paauwe
Dutch footballer and manager (1911-1989).
Born October 4th, 1911 in Rotterdam.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 77 years old in Rotterdam.
Alice Rivaz
Swiss writer (1901-1998).
Born August 14th, 1901 in Rovray.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 96 years old in Genthod. [ref]
Elsy Jacobs
Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1933-1998).
Born March 4th, 1933 in Garnich.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 64 years old in Guémené-sur-Scorff. [ref]
Gyula Lázár
Hungarian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Füzesgyarmat. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Josep Llimona i Bruguera
Catalan artist (1864-1934).
Born April 8th, 1864 in Barcelona.
Died February 27th, 1934 at 69 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Paul Oswald Ahnert
German astronomer (1897-1989).
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Chemnitz.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 91 years old in Sonneberg.
Christian Morgenstern
German painter (1805-1867).
Born September 29th, 1805 in Hamburg.
Died February 27th, 1867 at 61 years old in Munich.
Simón Lecue
Spanish footballer (1912–1984).
Born February 11th, 1912 in Arrigorriaga.
Died February 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Madrid (stroke). [ref]
María Asquerino
Spanish actress (1925–2013).
Born November 25th, 1925 in Madrid.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hanna Havrylets
Ukrainian composer (1958–2022).
Born April 11th, 1958 in Vydyniv.
Died February 27th, 2022 at 63 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan