May 27th
114 Notable deaths
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.
Ægidius Elling
Norwegian inventor.
Born July 26th, 1861 in Christiania.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
François Weyergans
Belgian writer and film director.
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Etterbeek. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2019 at 77 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Maria Czaplicka
Polish anthropologist.
Born October 25th, 1884 in Warsaw.
Died May 27th, 1921 at 36 years old in Bristol (intoxication).
Hilde Hildebrand
German theater and film actress and singer (1897-1976).
Born September 10th, 1897 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 78 years old in Grunewald.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 114
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan