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August 27th
147 Notable deaths
Lev Nussimbaum
Jewish writer.
Born October 20th, 1905 in Kyiv.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 36 years old in Positano (disease).
Akis Tsochatzopoulos
Greek politician, minister.
Born July 31st, 1939 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 82 years old in Athens (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Reynold A. Nicholson
British orientalist.
Born August 18th, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died August 27th, 1945 at 77 years old in Chester. [ref]
Otto Schott
German chemist, glass technologist, and inventor.
Born December 17th, 1851 in Witten.
Died August 27th, 1935 at 83 years old in Jena.
William Bayliss
British physiologist.
Born May 2nd, 1860 in Wolverhampton.
Died August 27th, 1924 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Sotiria Bellou
Greek singer.
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Chalkida.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 76 years old in Athens (cancer).
Petar Kočić
Bosnian serb writer (1877-1916).
Born June 29th, 1877 in Stričići. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1916 at 39 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ivica Horvat
Croatian footballer (1926-2012).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Sisak.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Krk.
Abie Nathan
Israeli peace activist, humanist, pilot (1927-2008).
Born April 29th, 1927 in Abadan.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Daniel Fignolé
Labor leader, briefly president of haiti (1913-1986).
Born November 11th, 1913 in Pestel, Grand'Anse.
Died August 27th, 1986 at 72 years old in Port-au-Prince (prostate cancer).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid