September 27th
155 Notable deaths
Hans Gerschwiler
Swiss figure skater (1921–2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Winterthur.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 96 years old in Pinehurst. [ref]
Juan Corzo
Chess master (1873-1941).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Madrid.
Died September 27th, 1941 at 68 years old in Havana.
Zhiuli Shartava
Prime minister of abkhazia (1944-1993).
Born March 7th, 1944 in Sukhumi.
Died September 27th, 1993 at 49 years old in Sukhumi.
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.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 155
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou