May 27th
179 Notable deaths
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
President of guatemala (1924-2006).
Born July 4th, 1924 in San Juan Chamelco.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Puerto La Cruz (Alzheimer's disease).
Prentice Mulford
American writer (1834–1891).
Born April 5th, 1834 in Sag Harbor. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1891 at 57 years old in Sheepshead Bay. [ref]
Charles Rogier
Belgian journalist, statesman (1800-1885).
Born August 17th, 1800 in Saint-Quentin.
Died May 27th, 1885 at 84 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Antonio Ligabue
Italian painter (1899-1965).
Born December 18th, 1899 in Zurich.
Died May 27th, 1965 at 65 years old in Gualtieri.
Willie Stevenson
Scottish assaociation football player and manager.
Born October 26th, 1939 in Leith.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician (1927–2012).
Born October 17th, 1927 in Hamm. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Martin Knudsen
Danish physicist (1871-1949).
Born February 15th, 1871 in Hasmark Strand.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Vitaly Solomin
Soviet and russian actor (1941–2002).
Born December 12th, 1941 in Chita.
Died May 27th, 2002 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Ammo Baba
Iraqi footballer (1934-2009).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Baghdad.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in Duhok (diabetes). [ref]
George Klir
American computer scientist (1932–2016).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Prague.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 84 years old in Vestal.
John Howard Northrop
American biochemist (1891-1987).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Yonkers.
Died May 27th, 1987 at 95 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]
Nils Christie
Norwegian sociologist and criminologist (1928–2015).
Born February 24th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died May 27th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Gordon Coates
New zealand politician (1878–1943).
Born February 3rd, 1878 in Ruatuna.
Died May 27th, 1943 at 65 years old in Wellington.
Duchess Elsa of Württemberg
German duchess (1876-1936).
Born March 1st, 1876 in Stuttgart.
Died May 27th, 1936 at 60 years old in Pfaffstätt.
Frank Nelson Cole
American mathematician (1861–1926).
Born September 20th, 1861 in Ashland.
Died May 27th, 1926 at 64 years old in New York City.
Ilie Ciocan
Romanian supercentenarian (1913–2026).
Born June 10th, 1913 in Cremenari. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2026 at 112 years old in Bratia din Vale.
Rani
Pakistani actress and model (1946–1993).
Born December 8th, 1946 in Lahore.
Died May 27th, 1993 at 46 years old in Karachi.
William Wallace Denslow
American illustrator and caricaturist (1856–1915).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1915 at 59 years old in Knickerbocker Hospital (pneumonia).
Egon Petri
Dutch musician (1881-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1962 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-soviet writer (1906-1956).
Born March 21st, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly.
Died May 27th, 1956 at 50 years old in Baku (lung cancer).
Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif
Indonesian academic (1935–2022).
Born May 31st, 1935 in Sumpur Kudus.
Died May 27th, 2022 at 86 years old in Yogyakarta (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enno Lolling
Head physician of nazi concentration camps (1888–1945).
Born July 19th, 1888 in Cologne.
Died May 27th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg.
Srečko Kosovel
Slovene poet (1904–1926).
Born March 18th, 1904 in Sežana.
Died May 27th, 1926 at 22 years old in Tomaj (meningitis).
Helma Sanders-Brahms
German film director, screenwriter, producer and actress (1940–2014).
Born November 20th, 1940 in Emden. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2014 at 73 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Jean Tiberi
12th mayor of paris.
Born January 30th, 1935 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2025 at 90 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler