Famous Deaths In January - 27

1921  Death of Maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian soldier (b. 1891) on January - 27.  

1922  On January - 27 giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81  

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 January - 27.  

1941  Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90 on January - 27.  

1942  On this day in history death of kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1888)  

1949  Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on January - 27.  

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

1955  On this day in history ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies  

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1956  On this day in history erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies  

1963  John Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1964  On January - 27 lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65  

1965  On January - 27 theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63  

1967  Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78 on January - 27.  

1969  On this day in history charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82  

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

1971  On this day in history death of jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913)  

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

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

1975  Death of Bill Walsh, American producer and writer (b. 1913) on January - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1982  On this day in history iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60  

1983  On this day in history louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68  

1984  Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 on January - 27.  

1986  On this day in history l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74  

1988  Death of Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian author (b. 1938) on this day in history.  

1989  On January - 27 death of thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer (b. 1888)  

1990  Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92 on January - 27.  

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

1993  Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49 on this day in history.  

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1443  On January - 27 birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)  

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)  

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist