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May 27th
114 Notable deaths
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]
Ștefan Birtalan
Roumanian handball player and couch.
Born September 25th, 1948 in Zalău.
Died May 27th, 2024 at 75 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Camillo Pilotto
Italian actor.
Born February 6th, 1890 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 73 years old in Rome.
František Jakubec
Czech footballer (1956-2016).
Born April 12th, 1956 in Prague, Český Brod.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 60 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 114
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