August 27th
161 Notable deaths
Pelageya Shajn
Russian astronomer.
Born April 19th, 1894 in Perm Krai.
Died August 27th, 1956 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Peter Mehringer
Olympic wrestler (1910-1987).
Born July 15th, 1910 in Hodgeman County.
Died August 27th, 1987 at 77 years old in Pullman.
Archana Mahanta
Indian singer (1949-2020).
Born March 18th, 1949.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 71 years old (stroke). [ref]
Gottlieb Göller
German footballer and manager (1935-2004).
Born May 31st, 1935 in Nuremberg.
Died August 27th, 2004 at 69 years old in Basel.
Heribert Barrera i Costa
Catalan chemist and politician (1917-2011).
Born July 6th, 1917 in Barcelona.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 94 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Luciano Mendes de Almeida
Brazilian jesuit and archbishop (1930–2006).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 75 years old in São Paulo (liver cancer). [ref]
Franjo Šoštarić
Croatian footballer (1919-1975).
Born August 1st, 1919 in Zagreb.
Died August 27th, 1975 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Luiz Luz
Brazilian footballer (1909-1989).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1989 at 79 years old in Porto Alegre.
Anvar Ibragimov
Russian fencer (1965–2023).
Born November 27th, 1965 in Ufa.
Died August 27th, 2023 at 57 years old in Khimki. [ref]
Bolesław Szabelski
Polish composer (1896–1979).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Radoryż Smolany.
Died August 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Katowice.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe