Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 27

1921  On January - 27 death of maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian soldier (b. 1891)   

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

1927  On January - 27 death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army   

1928  On this day in history marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74   

1930  On January - 27 jean Hure, composer, dies at 52   

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

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 January - 27.   

1955  Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1956  Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on January - 27.   

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

1964  Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65 on January - 27.   

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 January - 27.   

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

1972  On this day in history mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60   

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 January - 27.   

1981  On January - 27 leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78   

1982  On January - 27 iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60   

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

1984  Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1986  L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian author (b. 1938) on January - 27.   

1989  Death of Thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer (b. 1888) on January - 27.   

1990  Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1992  Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

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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 January - 27.   

1556  On January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

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

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On this day in history 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