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February 27th
146 Notable deaths
Ferenc Bene
Hungarian footballer (1944–2006).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Balatonújlak.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Budapest (fall). [ref]
Joseph Wright
British linguist.
Born October 31st, 1855 in Idle. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Alexander Matrosov
Hero of the soviet union.
Born February 5th, 1924 in Dnipro.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 19 years old in Chernushki (ballistic trauma).
Jose W. Diokno
Filipino politician (1922-1987).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Manila.
Died February 27th, 1987 at 65 years old in Quezon City.
Stéphane Hessel
French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917-2013).
Born October 20th, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kostis Palamas
Greek poet.
Born January 13th, 1859 in Patras. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1943 at 84 years old in Athens. [ref]
Carlos Humberto Romero
President of el salvador (1924-2017).
Born February 29th, 1924 in Chalatenango.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
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.
Burkhard Driest
German actor (1939-2020).
Born April 28th, 1939 in Szczecin.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Sailen Manna
Indian footballer (1924-2012).
Born September 1st, 1924 in Howrah.
Died February 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 146
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