April 27th
161 Notable deaths
Tony Byrne
Boxer.
Born July 6th, 1930 in Drogheda.
Died April 27th, 2013 at 82 years old in Edmonton. [ref]
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 Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Heinrich Burger
German figure skater.
Born May 31st, 1881 in Munich.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 60 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.
Juha Tiainen
Athletics competitor (1955–2003).
Born December 5th, 1955 in Uukuniemi.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 47 years old in Lappeenranta.
Ignác Alpár
Hungarian architect (1855-1928).
Born October 17th, 1855 in Pest.
Died April 27th, 1928 at 72 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).
Willibald Schmaus
Austrian and german footballer (1912-1979).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Austria-Hungary.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Gabriel Ferrater
Catalan poet, translator, literary critic and linguist.
Died April 27th, 1972 at 49 years old in Sant Cugat del Vallès (asphyxia).
Francesco Perrone
Italian athlete.
Born December 3rd, 1930 in Cellino San Marco.
Died April 27th, 2020 at 89 years old in Bari (COVID-19). [ref]
Sven Jerring
Swedish radio presenter (1895–1979).
Born December 8th, 1895 in Malung.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 161
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman