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May 27th
118 Notable deaths
Ammo Baba
Iraqi footballer (1934-2009).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Baghdad.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in Duhok (diabetes). [ref]
Srečko Kosovel
Slovene poet.
Born March 18th, 1904 in Sežana. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1926 at 22 years old in Tomaj (meningitis). [ref]
Willie Stevenson
Scottish assaociation football player and manager.
Born October 26th, 1939 in Leith.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
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). [ref]
Frederic Eugene Ives
American inventor (1856-1937).
Born February 17th, 1856 in Litchfield.
Died May 27th, 1937 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.
János Pilinszky
Hungarian writer (1921-1981).
Born November 25th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died May 27th, 1981 at 59 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Girolamo Prigione
Catholic archbishop.
Born October 12th, 1921 in Castellazzo Bormida.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 94 years old in Alessandria.
Arturo Pomar
Spanish chess player (1931-2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Palma.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 84 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Michael Sela
Israeli immunologist.
Born March 2nd, 1924 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
Died May 27th, 2022 at 98 years old [ref]
Walter Blume
German flying ace and aircraft designer.
Born January 10th, 1896 in Jelenia Góra.
Died May 27th, 1964 at 68 years old in Duisburg.
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