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May 27th
114 Notable deaths
Little Tony
Sammarinese rock singer (1941-2013).
Born February 9th, 1941 in Tivoli.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Franz Künstler
German centenarian, austro-hungarian military personnel of world war i.
Born July 24th, 1900 in Șoșdea.
Died May 27th, 2008 at 107 years old in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Clive Granger
British economist.
Born September 4th, 1934 in Swansea. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917-2000).
Born October 16th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Poul Schlüter
Danish politician (1929-2021).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Tønder.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 92 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Ilya Kabakov
Soviet and american conceptual artist.
Born September 30th, 1933 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2023 at 89 years old in Long Island. [ref]
George Boolos
Philosopher and mathematical logician (1940-1996).
Born September 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died May 27th, 1996 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Donald H. Peterson
American astronaut.
Born October 22nd, 1933 in Winona.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 84 years old in El Lago (bone cancer). [ref]
Philip Vian
Royal navy admiral of the fleet.
Born June 14th, 1894 in London.
Died May 27th, 1968 at 73 years old in United Kingdom.
Jaime Lerner
Brazilian politician and architect.
Born December 17th, 1937 in Curitiba.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 83 years old in Curitiba (kidney disease). [ref]
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