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May 27th
118 Notable deaths
Ingrid Visser
Dutch female volleyball player (1977-2013).
Died May 27th, 2013 at 35 years old in Murcia. [ref]
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).
Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician.
Born October 17th, 1927 in Hamm.
Died May 27th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Antonio Ligabue
Italian painter (1899-1965).
Born December 18th, 1899 in Zürich. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1965 at 65 years old in Gualtieri. [ref]
John Howard Northrop
American biochemist (1891-1987).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Yonkers.
Died May 27th, 1987 at 95 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]
Frank Nelson Cole
American mathematician.
Born September 20th, 1861 in Ashland.
Died May 27th, 1926 at 64 years old in New York City.
Vitaly Solomin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born December 12th, 1941 in Chita.
Died May 27th, 2002 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Martin Knudsen
Danish physicist.
Born February 15th, 1871 in Hasmark Strand.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Egon Petri
Dutch musician (1881-1962).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Hanover. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1962 at 81 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-soviet writer (1906-1956).
Born March 21st, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly.
Died May 27th, 1956 at 50 years old in Baku (cancer, lung cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 118
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo