August 27th

167 Notable deaths

Manolo Sanlúcar

Flamenco composer and guitarist (1943–2022).

Born November 24th, 1943 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. [ref]

Died August 27th, 2022 at 78 years old in Jerez de la Frontera. [ref]

Joyce Mansour

Egyptian-french author, notable as a surrealist poet.

Born July 25th, 1928 in England. [ref]

Died August 27th, 1986 at 58 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Hans Ruesch

Swiss racing driver, novelist, and activist.

Born May 17th, 1913 in Naples.

Died August 27th, 2007 at 94 years old in Massagno (cancer). [ref]

Roberto Goyeneche

Argentine tango singer (1926–1994).

Born January 29th, 1926 in Buenos Aires, Urdinarrain.

Died August 27th, 1994 at 68 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).

Gely Korzhev

Russian artist (1925-2012).

Born July 7th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]

Died August 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Masayoshi Nagata

Japanese mathematician (1927-2008).

Born February 9th, 1927 in Ōbu-shi.

Died August 27th, 2008 at 81 years old in Kyoto.

Shota Chochishvili

Georgian professional wrestler and judoka.

Born July 10th, 1950 in Kvareli.

Died August 27th, 2009 at 59 years old in Gori (leukemia). [ref]

Patriarch German of Serbia

Patriarch of serbia.

Born August 19th, 1899 in Jošanička Banja.

Died August 27th, 1991 at 92 years old in Belgrade.

Iya Savvina

Soviet and russian actress (1936-2011).

Born March 2nd, 1936 in Voronezh.

Died August 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (skin cancer). [ref]

Valeri Petrov

Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014).

Born April 22nd, 1920 in Sofia.

Died August 27th, 2014 at 94 years old in Sofia (stroke).

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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir