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September 27th
155 Notable deaths
Albert Renger-Patzsch
German photographer.
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1966 at 69 years old in Wamel. [ref]
Lev Chernyi
Russian anarchist theorist, activist and poet executed by the bolsheviks.
Born February 19th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 1921 at 43 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Zaida Ben-Yusuf
American photographer (1869–1933).
Born November 21st, 1869 in London.
Died September 27th, 1933 at 63 years old in Brooklyn.
Émile Eddé
Lebanese politician (1883-1949).
Born May 5th, 1883 in Damascus.
Died September 27th, 1949 at 66 years old in Saoufar.
Ida Fink
Israeli writer (1921-2011).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Zbarazh. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Joy Fleming
German singer.
Born November 15th, 1944 in Rockenhausen.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 72 years old in Sinsheim. [ref]
Kenji Nagai
Japanese journalist.
Born August 27th, 1957 in Imabari.
Died September 27th, 2007 at 50 years old in Yangon. [ref]
Carlos Mendieta
Cuban politician (1873-1960).
Born November 4th, 1873 in San Antonio de las Vueltas.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 86 years old in Havana.
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist.
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
Pietro Ingrao
Italian politician (1915-2015).
Born March 30th, 1915 in Lenola, Lazio.
Died September 27th, 2015 at 100 years old in Rome.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain