Famous Deaths In January - 27

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

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

1927  On this day in history 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  On this day in history iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90   

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  On this day in history ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

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

1963  On this day in history john Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58   

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

1965  Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1971  Death of Jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913) on January - 27.   

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

1977  On January - 27 walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88   

1978  On January - 27 marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87   

1979  Death of Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

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 January - 27.   

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

1986  On January - 27 l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74   

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

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

1990  On January - 27 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 January - 27 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  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.   

1592  On January - 27 birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

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

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.