August 27th
147 Notable deaths
Akiji Kobayashi
Japanese actor.
Born September 6th, 1930 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 65 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Constantin Prezan
Romanian general (1861-1943).
Born January 27th, 1861 in Butimanu. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1943 at 82 years old in Bucharest.
Milutin Šoškić
Serbian footballer.
Born December 31st, 1937 in Pejë.
Died August 27th, 2022 at 84 years old [ref]
Uemura Shōen
Japanese artist (1875-1949).
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Kyoto, Shimogyō-ku.
Died August 27th, 1949 at 74 years old in Nara, Heijō.
Burhan Shahidi
Chinese politician (1894-1989).
Born October 3rd, 1894 in Tetyushsky Uyezd.
Died August 27th, 1989 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Neville Alexander
South african activist (1936-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1936 in Cradock. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2012 at 75 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Ehmetjan Qasim
Soviet politician (1914-1949).
Born April 15th, 1914 in Yining City.
Died August 27th, 1949 at 35 years old in Soviet Union.
Bai Guang
Chinese actor and singer (1921-1999).
Born June 27th, 1921 in Beijing.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kuala Lumpur (colorectal cancer).
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).
Émile Fayolle
French general, marshal of france.
Born May 14th, 1852 in Le Puy-en-Velay. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1928 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 147
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain