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May 27th
118 Notable deaths
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.
Arthur Moritz Schoenflies
German mathematician.
Born April 17th, 1853 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died May 27th, 1928 at 75 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Michael Martin
American philosopher (1932-2015).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Werner Tübke
German artist (1929-2004).
Born July 30th, 1929 in Schönebeck (Elbe). [ref]
Died May 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Archie Stark
American soccer player (1897-1985).
Born December 21st, 1897 in Glasgow.
Died May 27th, 1985 at 87 years old in Kearny.
Cornelis de Jager
Dutch astronomer, university professor, pioneer of space science, science communicator and opponent of pseudoscience.
Born April 29th, 1921 in Den Burg.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 100 years old in Den Burg. [ref]
Aquilino Ribeiro
Portuguese writer and diplomat.
Born September 13th, 1885 in Sernancelhe. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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