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February 27th
146 Notable deaths
Aaron Allston
American writer (1960-2014).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Corsicana.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 53 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Manea Mănescu
Romanian politician (1916-2009).
Born August 9th, 1916 in Brăila.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 92 years old in Bucharest. [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]
Wolfgang Larrazábal
President of venezuela (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Sucre.
Died February 27th, 2003 at 91 years old in Caracas.
Farajullah Salahshur
Iranian film director.
Born November 2nd, 1952 in Qazvin.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 63 years old in Tehran (lung cancer).
Lúcio Lara
Angolan politician (1929-2016).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Caála.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 86 years old in Luanda.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
Russian astronomer/astrophysicist.
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 27th, 1983 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Alastair McCorquodale
British athlete (1925-2009).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Glasgow.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 83 years old in Grantham. [ref]
Franck Lavaud
Haitian politician and an acting head of state (1903-1986).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Jérémie.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 85 years old in Paris.
Yvan Goll
French-german poet, key figure in german expressionism and french surrealism.
Born March 29th, 1891 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1950 at 58 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 146
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