Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 27

1921  On this day in history death of maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian soldier (b. 1891)   

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 January - 27.   

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

1942  Death of Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1949  Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 27 paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

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

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

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  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 January - 27 death of jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913)   

1972  Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75   

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

1977  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87   

1979  On this day in history death of qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898)   

1981  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian author (b. 1938) on this day in history.   

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 January - 27.   

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

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 January - 27.   

1556  On January - 27 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  On January - 27 birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on January - 27.