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May 27th
138 Notable deaths
Juan Ramón Verón
Argentine footballer.
Born March 17th, 1944 in La Plata.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 81 years old in La Plata. [ref]
Ilya Kabakov
Soviet and american conceptual artist (1933–2023).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Dnipro.
Died May 27th, 2023 at 89 years old in Long Island. [ref]
Ismail al-Faruqi
Palestinian-american muslim philosopher and scholar (1921–1986).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Jaffa.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 65 years old in Wyncote (stabbing).
Poul Schlüter
Danish politician (1929-2021).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Tønder.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 92 years old in Frederiksberg. [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.
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.
Machiko Hasegawa
Japanese manga artist (1920–1992).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Taku. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1992 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Otto Meissner
German politician (1880-1953).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Bischwiller.
Died May 27th, 1953 at 73 years old in Munich.
Viktor Kulikov
Marshal of the soviet union (1921-2013).
Born July 5th, 1921 in Verkhnaya Lyubovsha.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erik Carlsson
Swedish rally driver.
Born March 5th, 1929 in Trollhättan.
Died May 27th, 2015 at 86 years old in England.
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