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April 27th
161 Notable deaths
Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen
Guatemalan president (1996-2000).
Born March 14th, 1946 in Guatemala City.
Died April 27th, 2018 at 72 years old in Guatemala City (myocardial infarction).
Sophia Perovskaya
Russian revolutionary and assassin of alexander ii (1853–1881).
Born September 25th, 1853 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 27th, 1881 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging).
Negasso Gidada
Ethiopian president (1943-2019).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Dembi Dollo.
Died April 27th, 2019 at 75 years old in Frankfurt am Main (disease). [ref]
Dorothee Sölle
German theologian (1929–2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction).
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Italian actor (1954–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1954 in Rome.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Roy Del Ruth
American film director (1893–1961).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Delaware.
Died April 27th, 1961 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Rich
American biologist (1924–2015).
Born November 15th, 1924 in Hartford.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 90 years old in Boston.
Nikola Karev
Bulgarian revolutionary (1877–1905).
Born November 23rd, 1877 in Kruševo.
Died April 27th, 1905 at 27 years old in Rajčani.
Willem Frederik Hermans
Dutch writer (1921-1995).
Born September 1st, 1921 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1995 at 73 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist.
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
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