August 27th

157 Notable deaths

Émile Fayolle

French general, marshal of france.

Born May 14th, 1852 in Le Puy-en-Velay. [ref]

Died August 27th, 1928 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]

Manolo Sanlúcar

Flamenco composer and guitarist.

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

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

Eusebio Poncela

Spanish actor.

Born September 15th, 1945 in Madrid. [ref]

Died August 27th, 2025 at 79 years old in El Escorial (cancer). [ref]

Emma Penella

Spanish actress (1931–2007).

Born March 2nd, 1930 in Madrid.

Died August 27th, 2007 at 77 years old in Madrid (kidney failure). [ref]

Roberto Goyeneche

Argentine tango singer.

Born January 29th, 1926 in Urdinarrain. [ref]

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

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]

Gely Korzhev

Russian artist (1925-2012).

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

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

Masayoshi Nagata

Japanese mathematician (1927-2008).

Born February 9th, 1927 in Aichi Prefecture.

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

Tohir Yo‘ldosh

Uzbekistani islamist (1967–2009).

Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.

Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone attack).

Deaths 91 to 100 of 157

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