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August 27th

167 Notable deaths

Alexander Turnbull

Canadian lacrosse player (1872-1956).

Born December 6th, 1872 in Ontario.

Died August 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Burnaby.

Olga Šilhánová

Olympic gymnast (1920–1986).

Born December 21st, 1920 in Vysoké nad Jizerou.

Died August 27th, 1986 at 65 years old in Prague.

Gunnar Tallberg

Sailor (1881-1931).

Born December 23rd, 1881 in Helsinki.

Died August 27th, 1931 at 49 years old in Helsinki.

Vasily Lytkin

Soviet linguist, poet and translator (1895-1981).

Born December 27th, 1895 in Tentyukov.

Died August 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Moscow.

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]

Georges de la Chapelle

French tennis player (1868-1923).

Born July 16th, 1868 in Farges-Allichamps.

Died August 27th, 1923 at 55 years old

Carl Ringvold

Norwegian sailor (1902–1961).

Born December 16th, 1902 in Oslo.

Died August 27th, 1961 at 58 years old

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