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February 27th
164 Notable deaths
Stéphane Hessel
French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917-2013).
Born October 20th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Wolfgang Larrazábal
President of venezuela (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Sucre.
Died February 27th, 2003 at 91 years old in Caracas.
Kostis Palamas
Greek poet.
Born January 13th, 1859 in Patras.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 84 years old in Athens.
Manea Mănescu
Romanian politician (1916-2009).
Born August 9th, 1916 in Brăila.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 92 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Aaron Allston
American writer (1960-2014).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Corsicana.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 53 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Javier Dorado
Spanish footballer (1977–2025).
Born February 17th, 1977 in Talavera de la Reina.
Died February 27th, 2025 at 48 years old in Madrid (leukemia). [ref]
Farajullah Salahshur
Iranian film director.
Born November 2nd, 1952 in Qazvin.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 63 years old in Tehran (lung cancer).
Burkhard Driest
German actor (1939-2020).
Born April 28th, 1939 in Szczecin.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George H. Hitchings
Nobel prize-winning american doctor.
Born April 18th, 1905 in Hoquiam. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1998 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
David Botstein
American biologist.
Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 83 years old in Half Moon Bay. [ref]
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