July 27th
179 Notable deaths
Diran Alexanian
Cello teacher (1881-1954).
Born April 2nd, 1881 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1954 at 73 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Anatoli Bashashkin
Soviet footballer (1924-2002).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Reutov.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Veljko Petrović
Serbian poet and writer (1884-1967).
Born February 4th, 1884 in Sombor.
Died July 27th, 1967 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
Mariano Haro
Spanish distance runner (1940-2024).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Valladolid.
Died July 27th, 2024 at 84 years old in Palencia. [ref]
Henri Saint Cyr
Equestrian (1902–1979).
Born March 15th, 1902 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1979 at 77 years old in Kristianstad.
Perry McGillivray
American swimmer, water polo player and coach.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died July 27th, 1944 at 50 years old in Maywood.
Ivan Regen
Slovenian biologist (1868-1947).
Born December 9th, 1868 in Gorenja Vas.
Died July 27th, 1947 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Khalil Taha
Lebanese wrestler (1932-2020).
Born July 13th, 1932 in Beirut. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2020 at 88 years old in Venice (kidney failure). [ref]
Kajetan Abgarowicz
Polish journalist and novelist (1856-1909).
Born August 7th, 1856 in Tscherniw.
Died July 27th, 1909 at 52 years old in Truskavets.
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder