September 27th
166 Notable deaths
Juan Corzo
Chess master (1873-1941).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Madrid.
Died September 27th, 1941 at 68 years old in Havana.
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.
William Hume-Rothery
British metallurgist (1899-1968).
Born May 15th, 1899 in Worcester Park.
Died September 27th, 1968 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Wendy Wyland
American acrobatic diver (1964–2003).
Born November 25th, 1964 in Jackson.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 38 years old in Rochester.
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]
Zhang Leping
Chinese 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 (1936-2014).
Born December 8th, 1936 in Nanjing.
Died September 27th, 2014 at 77 years old in Yinchuan.
Barton Warren Evermann
American ichthyologist (1853–1932).
Born October 24th, 1853 in Albia.
Died September 27th, 1932 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Kurt Binder
Austrian physicist (1944–2022).
Born February 10th, 1944 in Korneuburg.
Died September 27th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 166
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams