August 27th
167 Notable deaths
Václav Ježek
Czechoslovak association football manager (1923-1995).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Zvolen. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1995 at 71 years old in Prague, Zvolen. [ref]
Forrest Stanley
American actor.
Born August 21st, 1889 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Pascal Chaumeil
French film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer (1961–2015).
Born February 9th, 1961 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2015 at 54 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ieva Simonaitytė
Lithuanian writer (1897-1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vanagai.
Died August 27th, 1978 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Nuridin Mukhitdinov
Soviet politician (1917-2008).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Tashkent.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
Josip Bukal
Yugoslav football player and coach (1945-2016).
Born November 15th, 1945 in Okešinec.
Died August 27th, 2016 at 70 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Joachim Wach
German sociologist (1898-1955).
Born January 25th, 1898 in Chemnitz.
Died August 27th, 1955 at 57 years old in Orselina.
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
German general.
Born September 13th, 1886 in Szubin.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 55 years old in Magdeburg (gunshot wound).
Wolfgang Helck
German egyptologist (1914-1993).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Dresden.
Died August 27th, 1993 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Park Sung-Soo
South korean archer (1970–2025).
Died August 27th, 2025 at 55 years old in Cheongju. [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes