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April 27th
168 Notable deaths
Karl Straube
German church musician, organist, and choral conductor (1873-1950).
Born January 6th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died April 27th, 1950 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
Robert Velter
French cartoonist (1909–1991).
Born February 9th, 1909 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 27th, 1991 at 82 years old in Saint-Malo.
John Doeg
American tennis player (1908-1978).
Born December 7th, 1908 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died April 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Redding.
Karel Koželuh
Czech sportsperson (1895–1950).
Born March 7th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1950 at 54 years old in Klánovice (traffic collision). [ref]
Miroslav Filip
Czech chess player (1928-2009).
Born October 27th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2009 at 80 years old in Prague.
Ilmari Kianto
Finnish writer (1874-1970).
Born May 7th, 1874 in Pulkkila.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 95 years old in Helsinki.
Gösta Sandberg
Swedish association football, bandy and ice hockey player (1932-2006).
Born August 6th, 1932 in Knivsta.
Died April 27th, 2006 at 73 years old in Bromma parish.
Viktor Gavrikov
Lithuanian-swiss chess player.
Born July 29th, 1957 in Criuleni.
Died April 27th, 2016 at 58 years old in Burgas. [ref]
Piero Regnoli
Italian screenwriter.
Born June 19th, 1921 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Aloysius Jin Luxian
Chinese bishop.
Born June 20th, 1916 in Pudong.
Died April 27th, 2013 at 96 years old in Shanghai. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 168
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