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August 27th
167 Notable deaths
Raymond St. Jacques
American actor (1930–1990).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Hartford.
Died August 27th, 1990 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma).
Michalis Dertouzos
Greek academic (1936-2001).
Born November 5th, 1936 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2001 at 64 years old in Boston.
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician (1898-1971).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Memphis.
Died August 27th, 1971 at 73 years old in Chicago.
Valeri Kharlamov
Soviet ice hockey player (1948–1981).
Born January 14th, 1948 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1981 at 33 years old in Solnechnogorsky District (traffic collision). [ref]
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Munich.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 63 years old in Zurich (brain cancer).
Childe Hassam
American painter (1859-1935).
Born October 17th, 1859 in Dorchester.
Died August 27th, 1935 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
George Dern
American politician (1872-1936).
Born September 8th, 1872 in Dodge County.
Died August 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Galina Dzhugashvili
Russian translator (1938-2007).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died August 27th, 2007 at 69 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Sally Blane
American actress (1910-1997).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1997 at 87 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Dawda Kairaba Jawara
1st president of the gambia (1924-2019).
Born May 16th, 1924 in Barajally.
Died August 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Bakau. [ref]
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