May 27th
142 Notable deaths
François Weyergans
Belgian writer and film director.
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Etterbeek. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2019 at 77 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mohammed Karim
Egyptian film director (1896-1972).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Cairo.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Tsendiin Damdinsüren
Mongolian writer and linguist (1908–1986).
Born September 14th, 1908 in Matad.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 77 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Alexander Frumkin
Soviet chemist.
Born October 24th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 80 years old in Tula.
Trajko Rajković
Yugoslav basketball player (1937–1970).
Born December 7th, 1937 in Leskovac.
Died May 27th, 1970 at 32 years old in Ljubljana.
Aquilino Ribeiro
Portuguese writer and diplomat (1885–1963).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Sernancelhe. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Ali Lutfi Mahmud
Egyptian prime minister (1935-2018).
Born October 6th, 1935 in Faiyum.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in Dar Al Fouad. [ref]
Cornelis de Jager
Dutch astronomer, university professor, pioneer of space science, science communicator and opponent of pseudoscience.
Born April 29th, 1921 in Den Burg.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 100 years old in Den Burg. [ref]
Adolf Urban
German footballer (1914–1943).
Born January 9th, 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 27th, 1943 at 29 years old in Staraya Russa. [ref]
Tilly Edinger
German paleontologist (1897-1967).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Frankfurt.
Died May 27th, 1967 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 142
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