March 27th
181 Notable deaths
Robert Parr
American theoretical chemist (1921-2017).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Chicago.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 95 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Jakob Ackeret
Swiss aerodynamics engineer (1898-1981).
Born March 17th, 1898 in Zurich.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Küsnacht, Gossau.
Ferdinand von Quast
Prussian world war i general.
Born October 18th, 1850 in Neuruppin.
Died March 27th, 1939 at 88 years old in Potsdam.
Giuseppe Merosi
Italian automotive engineer (1872-1956).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Piacenza.
Died March 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Lecco.
Boris Rauschenbach
Soviet physicist.
Born January 18th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Richard Tesařík
Czechoslovakian general (1915–1967).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1967 at 51 years old in Ústí nad Labem.
Gus Leonard
American actor (1859-1939).
Born February 4th, 1859 in Marseille.
Died March 27th, 1939 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Jānis Ivanovs
Latvian composer (1906-1983).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Preiļi.
Died March 27th, 1983 at 76 years old in Riga.
Cláudio Santoro
Brazilian composer (1919–1989).
Born November 23rd, 1919 in Manaus.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 69 years old in Brasília (myocardial infarction).
Nancy Adams
New zealand botanist and botanical artist (1926-2007).
Died March 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Karori.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 181
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