May 27th
179 Notable deaths
Mohammed Karim
Egyptian film director (1896-1972).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Cairo.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Hagop Baronian
Armenian ottoman writer (1843–1891).
Born November 19th, 1843 in Edirne.
Died May 27th, 1891 at 47 years old in Constantinople.
Artur Hazelius
Swedish folklorist (1833-1901).
Born November 30th, 1833 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died May 27th, 1901 at 67 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Arvo Tuominen
Finnish politician (1894-1981).
Born September 5th, 1894 in Hämeenkyrö.
Died May 27th, 1981 at 86 years old in Tampere.
Tsendiin Damdinsüren
Mongolian writer and linguist (1908–1986).
Born September 14th, 1908 in Matad.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 77 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Alexander Frumkin
Soviet chemist.
Born October 24th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 80 years old in Tula.
Mélanie Hahnemann
French painter and homeopathic physician (1800-1878).
Born February 2nd, 1800 in Brussels.
Died May 27th, 1878 at 78 years old in Paris.
Trajko Rajković
Yugoslav basketball player (1937–1970).
Born December 7th, 1937 in Leskovac.
Died May 27th, 1970 at 32 years old in Ljubljana.
Aquilino Ribeiro
Portuguese writer and diplomat (1885–1963).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Sernancelhe. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Ali Lutfi Mahmud
Egyptian prime minister (1935-2018).
Born October 6th, 1935 in Faiyum.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in Alameda Group. [ref]
Cornelis de Jager
Dutch astronomer, university professor, pioneer of space science, science communicator and opponent of pseudoscience (1921–2021).
Born April 29th, 1921 in Den Burg.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 100 years old in Den Burg. [ref]
Adolf Urban
German footballer (1914–1943).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 27th, 1943 at 29 years old in Staraya Russa. [ref]
Tilly Edinger
German paleontologist (1897-1967).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Frankfurt.
Died May 27th, 1967 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
José Carlos Schwarz
Guinea-bissauan musician.
Born December 6th, 1949 in Bissau.
Died May 27th, 1977 at 27 years old in Havana (aviation accident).
Jeanna Bauck
Swedish painter (1840–1926).
Born August 19th, 1840 in Stockholm.
Died May 27th, 1926 at 85 years old in Munich.
Ștefan Birtalan
Romanian handball player and couch (1948–2024).
Born September 25th, 1948 in Zalău.
Died May 27th, 2024 at 75 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Gabriel Miró
Spanish author (1879–1930).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Alicante. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1930 at 50 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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 (1885–1967).
Born September 9th, 1885 in Hürth.
Died May 27th, 1967 at 81 years old in Kettwig.
Hjördis Petterson
Swedish actress (1908–1988).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Visby. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Abuzar Aydamirov
Chechen writer (1933–2005).
Born October 29th, 1933 in Meskety.
Died May 27th, 2005 at 71 years old in Meskety.
Peter Celestine Elampassery
Indian priest.
Born June 28th, 1938 in Muttuchira.
Died May 27th, 2015 at 76 years old in Bharananganam.
Simon Schwendener
Swiss botanist (1829-1919).
Born February 10th, 1829 in Buchs.
Died May 27th, 1919 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Reg White
Sailor and boat builder (1935–2010).
Born October 28th, 1935 in Brightlingsea.
Died May 27th, 2010 at 74 years old in Brightlingsea. [ref]
Eloisa Cianni
Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder (1932–2022).
Died May 27th, 2022 at 89 years old in Morlupo. [ref]
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen