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February 27th
152 Notable deaths
Moacyr Scliar
Brazilian writer.
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre (stroke). [ref]
Ichiro Abe
Japanese judoka (1922–2022).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Japan.
Died February 27th, 2022 at 99 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Nicolae Tonitza
Romanian painter (1886-1940).
Born April 13th, 1886 in Bârlad. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1940 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Gastone Gambara
Italian general (1890–1962).
Born November 10th, 1890 in Imola.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 71 years old in Rome.
Vasily Safonov
Russian pianist, teacher, conductor and composer (1852-1918).
Born February 6th, 1852 in Ishcherskaya. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1918 at 66 years old in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and folklorist.
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
Braian Toledo
Argentine javelin thrower (1993-2020).
Born September 8th, 1993 in Marcos Paz Partido.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 26 years old in Marcos Paz Partido (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Michel-Louis Guérard des Lauriers
French dominican theologian and traditionalist catholic bishop.
Born October 25th, 1898 in Suresnes.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 89 years old in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Edward Dahlberg
Novelist, essayist (1900-1977).
Born July 22nd, 1900 in Boston.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 152
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson