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April 27th
168 Notable deaths
Jean-Paul Costa
French official (1941–2023).
Born November 3rd, 1941 in Tunis.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 81 years old in Chantérac. [ref]
Juha Tiainen
Athletics competitor (1955–2003).
Born December 5th, 1955 in Uukuniemi.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 47 years old in Lappeenranta.
Jan Preisler
Czech painter and university educator (1872–1918).
Born February 17th, 1872 in Králův Dvůr. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1918 at 46 years old in Holešovice (pneumonia). [ref]
Ignác Alpár
Hungarian architect (1855-1928).
Born October 17th, 1855 in Pest.
Died April 27th, 1928 at 72 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).
Heinrich Burger
German figure skater.
Born May 31st, 1881 in Munich.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 60 years old in Munich.
Aída Bortnik
Argentine screenwriter (1938-2013).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 27th, 2013 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Eduard Brunner
Swiss musician (1939-2017).
Born July 14th, 1939 in Basel.
Died April 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Munich.
Maya Kuliyeva
Soviet opera singer and actor.
Born May 1st, 1920 in Abadan Etrap.
Died April 27th, 2018 at 97 years old in Ashgabat.
Tony Byrne
Boxer.
Born July 6th, 1930 in Drogheda.
Died April 27th, 2013 at 82 years old in Edmonton. [ref]
Gabriel Ferrater
Catalan poet, translator, literary critic and linguist.
Died April 27th, 1972 at 49 years old in Sant Cugat del Vallès (asphyxia).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 168
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel