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August 27th
208 Notable deaths
José Yves Limantour
Mexican public servant (1854-1935).
Born December 26th, 1854 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1935 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ivica Horvat
Croatian footballer (1926-2012).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Sisak.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Krk.
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Italian american anarchist executed by massachusetts (1888-1927).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Villafalletto.
Died August 27th, 1927 at 39 years old in Charlestown (electrocution).
Infanta Amalia of Spain
Spanish infanta of the xixth century, married to prince adalbert of bavaria (1834-1905).
Born October 12th, 1834 in Madrid.
Died August 27th, 1905 at 70 years old in Munich.
Tohir Yo‘ldosh
Uzbekistani islamist (1967–2009).
Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone warfare).
Takaya Hashi
Japanese voice actor an stage actor.
Born September 8th, 1952 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 2025 at 72 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hermann Becker-Freyseng
German physician; consultant for aviation medicine with the luftwaffe during the nazi era; one of those convicted at the doctors' trial (1910-1961).
Born June 18th, 1910 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 27th, 1961 at 51 years old in Heidelberg (multiple sclerosis).
John Hopkinson
British physicist and electrical engineer (1849–1898).
Born July 27th, 1849 in Manchester.
Died August 27th, 1898 at 49 years old in Petite Dent de Veisivi, Val d'Hérens (mountaineering accident).
Samuel C. Pomeroy
American politician (1816-1891).
Born January 3rd, 1816 in Southampton.
Died August 27th, 1891 at 75 years old in Whitinsville.
Emma Penella
Spanish actress (1931–2007).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Madrid.
Died August 27th, 2007 at 76 years old in Madrid (kidney failure). [ref]
Manolo Sanlúcar
Flamenco composer and guitarist (1943–2022).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2022 at 78 years old in Jerez de la Frontera. [ref]
Siah Armajani
American sculptor and architect (1939–2020).
Born July 10th, 1939 in Tehran, Lahijan.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Hans Ruesch
Swiss racing driver, novelist, and activist (1913–2007).
Born May 17th, 1913 in Naples.
Died August 27th, 2007 at 94 years old in Massagno (cancer). [ref]
Eugène Fromentin
French painter (1820-1876).
Born October 24th, 1820 in La Rochelle.
Died August 27th, 1876 at 55 years old in La Rochelle.
Roberto Goyeneche
Argentine tango singer (1926–1994).
Born January 29th, 1926 in Buenos Aires, Urdinarrain.
Died August 27th, 1994 at 68 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).
Emil Christian Hansen
Danish biochemist and mycologist (1842–1909).
Died August 27th, 1909 at 67 years old in Hornbæk.
Ebru Timtik
Turkish attorney (1978–2020).
Born June 14th, 1978 in Elazığ. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2020 at 42 years old in Istanbul (starvation). [ref]
Tom Murray
American actor.
Born September 8th, 1874 in Stonefort.
Died August 27th, 1935 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Geliy Korzhev
Russian artist (1925-2012).
Born July 7th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Masayoshi Nagata
Japanese mathematician (1927-2008).
Born February 9th, 1927 in Ōbu-shi.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 81 years old in Kyoto.
Antoine Vollon
French painter (1833-1900).
Born April 20th, 1833 in Lyon.
Died August 27th, 1900 at 67 years old in Paris (stroke).
Siegfried Matthus
German composer (1934-2021).
Born April 13th, 1934 in Germany, Zadorozhye.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 87 years old in Stolzenhagen. [ref]
Shota Chochishvili
Georgian professional wrestler and judoka (1950–2009).
Born July 10th, 1950 in Ghvlevi.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 59 years old in Gori (leukemia). [ref]
Patriarch German of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia (1899–1991).
Born August 19th, 1899 in Jošanička Banja.
Died August 27th, 1991 at 92 years old in Belgrade.
Iya Savvina
Soviet and russian actress (1936-2011).
Born March 2nd, 1936 in Voronezh.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (skin cancer). [ref]
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