March 27th
166 Notable deaths
Lawrence Wetherby
American politician (1908-1994).
Born January 2nd, 1908 in Middletown.
Died March 27th, 1994 at 86 years old in Frankfort.
Julio González
Spanish artist (1876-1942).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1942 at 65 years old in Arcueil. [ref]
Dick Giordano
American comic book artist (1932-2010).
Born July 20th, 1932 in Manhattan.
Died March 27th, 2010 at 77 years old in Volusia County (pneumonia). [ref]
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke.
Born August 31st, 1871 in Altenburg.
Died March 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener (1925-2006).
Born October 28th, 1925 in Nassau. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2006 at 80 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Jaroslav Heyrovský
Czech chemist (1890-1967).
Born December 20th, 1890 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1967 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Robert Merle
French writer.
Born August 28th, 1928 in Tébessa. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2004 at 75 years old in Grosrouvre (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ella Maillart
Swiss alpine skier (1903-1997).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Chandolin. [ref]
Friedrich Achleitner
Austrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Schalchen. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Rik Battaglia
Italian actor (1927-2015).
Born February 18th, 1927 in Corbola.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Corbola.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 166
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi