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September 27th
151 Notable deaths
Fritz Rumey
German flying ace (1891-1918).
Born March 3rd, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died September 27th, 1918 at 27 years old in Neuville-Saint-Rémy (killed in action).
Herman Wildenvey
Norwegian poet and translator.
Born July 20th, 1885 in Nedre Eiker.
Died September 27th, 1959 at 74 years old in Larvik.
Raúl Porras Barrenechea
Peruvian politician (1897-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Pisco. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1960 at 63 years old in Lima (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Hume-Rothery
British metallurgist (1899-1968).
Born May 15th, 1899 in Worcester Park.
Died September 27th, 1968 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Charles W. Gilmore
Paleontologist (1874-1945).
Born March 11th, 1874 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 1945 at 71 years old in New York City.
Zhang Leping
Chinese comic artist and cartoonist (1910-1992).
Born November 10th, 1910 in Jiaxing.
Died September 27th, 1992 at 81 years old in Shanghai.
Zhang Xianliang
Chinese author and poet.
Born December 8th, 1936 in Nanjing.
Died September 27th, 2014 at 77 years old in Yinchuan.
Cecilia Lindqvist
Swedish sinologist, writer and photographer.
Died September 27th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Karl Decker
Austrian footballer (1921-2005).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died September 27th, 2005 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Barton Warren Evermann
American ichthyologist (1853–1932).
Born October 24th, 1853 in Albia. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1932 at 78 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
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