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August 27th
161 Notable deaths
Max Stiepl
Austrian speed skater.
Born March 23rd, 1914 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1992 at 78 years old
Aleksanteri Toivola
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 4th, 1893 in Vyborg.
Died August 27th, 1987 at 94 years old in Helsinki.
Emilio Trivini
Italian rower.
Born April 5th, 1938 in Dongo.
Died August 27th, 2022 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carl Møller
Danish rower (1887-1948).
Born August 24th, 1887 in Aarhus.
Died August 27th, 1948 at 61 years old in Stratford.
Olga Šilhánová
Olympic gymnast.
Born December 21st, 1920 in Vysoké nad Jizerou.
Died August 27th, 1986 at 65 years old in Prague.
Alexander Turnbull
Canadian lacrosse player (1872-1956).
Born December 6th, 1872 in Ontario.
Died August 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Burnaby.
Claude Bénard
French athletics competitor.
Born October 6th, 1926 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2025 at 98 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vasily Lytkin
Russian poet and children's writer (1895-1981).
Born December 27th, 1895 in Tentyukov.
Died August 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Carl Ringvold
Norwegian sailor (1902–1961).
Born December 16th, 1902 in Oslo.
Died August 27th, 1961 at 58 years old
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