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February 27th
215 Notable deaths
Curt Badinski
German general and knight's cross recipient (1890–1966).
Born May 17th, 1890 in Grebenstein.
Died February 27th, 1966 at 75 years old in Oldenburg.
Julius Stern
German musician (1820-1883).
Born August 8th, 1820 in Wrocław.
Died February 27th, 1883 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Erich Wasmann
Austrian entomologist (1859-1931).
Born May 29th, 1859 in Merano. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Hans von Berlepsch
German ornithologist (1850-1915).
Died February 27th, 1915 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
Alfred Jaëll
Austrian pianist (1832–1882).
Born March 5th, 1832 in Trieste.
Died February 27th, 1882 at 49 years old in Paris.
Maria Kownacka
Polish writer.
Born November 11th, 1894 in Słup.
Died February 27th, 1982 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Szymon Konarski
Polish politician (1808-1839).
Died February 27th, 1839 at 30 years old in Vilnius (execution by shooting).
José García Nieto
Spanish poet and writer (1914–2001).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Oviedo.
Died February 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Lajos Hevesi
Hungarian writer, critic and journalist (1843–1910).
Born December 20th, 1843 in Heves.
Died February 27th, 1910 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Anna Fárová
Czech-french historian of art and photography (1928–2010).
Born June 1st, 1928 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2010 at 81 years old in Jindřichův Hradec, Slavonice, Prague. [ref]
José Álvarez de Bohórquez
Spanish equestrian (1895–1993).
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Madrid.
Died February 27th, 1993 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Malika Sobirova
Soviet ballet dancer (1942-1982).
Born May 22nd, 1942 in Dushanbe.
Died February 27th, 1982 at 39 years old in Dushanbe (lung cancer).
Marie de Jésus Deluil-Martiny
French religious sister (1841–1884).
Born May 28th, 1841 in Marseille.
Died February 27th, 1884 at 42 years old in Marseille.
Harry Edwin Wood
English astronomer (1881-1946).
Born February 3rd, 1881 in Manchester.
Died February 27th, 1946 at 65 years old in Cradock.
Lotte Neumann
German actress and screenwriter (1896-1977).
Born August 5th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 80 years old in Gaißach.
Georges Beaucourt
French association football player and manager (1912-2002).
Born April 15th, 1912 in Roubaix.
Died February 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Douai.
Nikolai Knipovich
Russian zoologist (1862–1939).
Born April 6th, 1862 in Suomenlinna.
Died February 27th, 1939 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Göran Larsson
Swimmer (1932–1989).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Uppsala.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Haninge Municipality.
Erik Andersen
Chess player (1904–1938).
Born April 10th, 1904 in Gentofte Municipality.
Died February 27th, 1938 at 33 years old in Copenhagen.
Adolf Friedrich Stenzler
German indologist (1807-1887).
Born July 9th, 1807 in Wolgast.
Died February 27th, 1887 at 79 years old in Wrocław.
Latif-ur Rehman
Field hockey player.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Indore.
Died February 27th, 1987 at 58 years old in Faisalabad.
Joseph Danlami Bagobiri
Nigerian catholic priest (1957–2018).
Born November 8th, 1957 in Nigeria. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2018 at 60 years old in Kaduna.
Elena Teodorini
Romanian singer.
Born March 25th, 1857 in Craiova.
Died February 27th, 1926 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Georges Trombert
French fencer (1874–1949).
Born August 10th, 1874 in Geneva. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1949 at 74 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Reizo Fukuhara
Japanese association football player (1931–1970).
Born April 2nd, 1931 in Hiroshima.
Died February 27th, 1970 at 38 years old in Japan (stomach cancer).
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