Famous Deaths In January - 27

1921  Death of Maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian soldier (b. 1891) on this day in history.  

1922  Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81 on January - 27.  

1927  Death of Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army on this day in history.  

1928  On January - 27 marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74  

1930  Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1941  Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1942  On January - 27 death of kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1888)  

1949  On this day in history boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64  

1954  Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1955  Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies on January - 27.  

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1956  Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on this day in history.  

1963  On January - 27 john Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58  

1964  On this day in history lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65  

1965  On this day in history theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63  

1967  On January - 27 alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78  

1969  Charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82 on January - 27.  

1970  Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies on this day in history.  

1971  Death of Jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913) on this day in history.  

1972  Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 on January - 27.  

1974  On January - 27 georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75  

1975  On this day in history death of bill Walsh, American producer and writer (b. 1913)  

1977  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on January - 27.  

1978  Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87 on January - 27.  

1979  Death of Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) on January - 27.  

1981  On this day in history leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78  

1982  Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1983  Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 on January - 27.  

1984  On this day in history lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72  

1986  L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 on January - 27.  

1988  On this day in history death of massa Makan Diabaté, Malian author (b. 1938)  

1989  On this day in history death of thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer (b. 1888)  

1990  On this day in history helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92  

1992  On this day in history francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45  

1993  On this day in history andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49  

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on January - 27.  

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)  

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.  

1585  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)  

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on January - 27.  

1603  On January - 27 birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)  

1621  On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)  

1662  On January - 27 birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist