August 27th
147 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone strike).
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]
Iya Savvina
Soviet and russian actress (1936-2011).
Born March 2nd, 1936 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (skin cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 147
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson