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May 27th
118 Notable deaths
Tsendiin Damdinsüren
Mongolian writer and linguist.
Born September 14th, 1908 in Matad.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 77 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Trajko Rajković
Basketball player.
Born December 7th, 1937 in Leskovac.
Died May 27th, 1970 at 32 years old in Ljubljana.
Ali Lutfi Mahmud
Egyptian prime minister (1935-2018).
Born October 6th, 1935 in Cairo.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in Dar Al Fouad. [ref]
Adolf Urban
German footballer.
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 27th, 1943 at 29 years old in Staraya Russa. [ref]
Tilly Edinger
Paleontologist.
Born November 13th, 1897 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1967 at 69 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Gabriel Miró
Spanish author.
Born July 28th, 1879 in Alicante. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1930 at 50 years old in Madrid. [ref]
José Carlos Schwarz
Guinea-bissauan musician.
Born December 6th, 1949 in Bissau.
Died May 27th, 1977 at 27 years old in Havana (aviation accident).
Constantin Daicoviciu
Romanian historian of antiquity and archaeologist (1898-1973).
Born March 1st, 1898 in Constantin Daicoviciu.
Died May 27th, 1973 at 75 years old in Cluj-Napoca (myocardial infarction).
Paul Henckels
Actor.
Born September 9th, 1885 in Hürth. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1967 at 81 years old in Kettwig. [ref]
Reg White
Sailor and boat builder.
Born October 28th, 1935 in Brightlingsea.
Died May 27th, 2010 at 74 years old in Brightlingsea. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 118
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