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August 27th
208 Notable deaths
Nikolai Todorov
Bulgarian academic and politician.
Born June 21st, 1921 in Varna.
Died August 27th, 2003 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Claire Whitney
American stage actor (1890-1969).
Born May 6th, 1890 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Xia Peisu
Chinese computer scientist (1923-2014).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Chongqing. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2014 at 91 years old in Beijing.
Valeri Petrov
Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014).
Born April 22nd, 1920 in Sofia.
Died August 27th, 2014 at 94 years old in Sofia (stroke).
Julio Elías Musimessi
Argentine association football player (1924–1996).
Born June 15th, 1930 in Resistencia.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 67 years old in Morón.
Václav Ježek
Czechoslovak association football manager (1923-1995).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Zvolen. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1995 at 71 years old in Zvolen, Prague. [ref]
Forrest Stanley
American actor (1889-1969).
Born August 21st, 1889 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Constanze von Ruttenstein
Austrian composer, pianist, and actor (1836-1890).
Born October 16th, 1835 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1890 at 54 years old in Dieppe.
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]
Archana Mahanta
Indian singer (1949-2020).
Born March 18th, 1949.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 71 years old (stroke). [ref]
Michel Rodange
Luxembourgian poet (1827-1876).
Born January 3rd, 1827 in Waldbillig.
Died August 27th, 1876 at 49 years old in Luxembourg.
Jean Jansem
French painter (1920–2013).
Born March 9th, 1920 in Bursa.
Died August 27th, 2013 at 93 years old in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]
Abdellah Liegeon
Algerian footballer (1957–2025).
Born December 1st, 1957 in Oran, Oued Lilli. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2025 at 67 years old in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Aurora Bautista
Spanish actress (1925-2012).
Born October 15th, 1922 in Villanueva de los Infantes.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 89 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Thorvald Bindesbøll
Danish architect (1846-1908).
Born July 21st, 1846 in Copenhagen.
Died August 27th, 1908 at 62 years old in Frederiksberg.
Angelo Dell'Acqua
Catholic cardinal (1903–1972).
Born December 9th, 1903 in Milan.
Died August 27th, 1972 at 68 years old in Lourdes (myocardial infarction).
Ehud Avriel
Israeli politician (1917-1980).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1980 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.
Uma Rama Rao
Dancer and choreographer (1938–2016).
Born July 4th, 1938 in Visakhapatnam.
Died August 27th, 2016 at 78 years old
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn