Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.   

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

1928  Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history jean Hure, composer, dies at 52   

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

1942  Death of Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1888) on January - 27.   

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

1964  Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1965  Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63 on January - 27.   

1967  Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 January - 27.   

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  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 this day in history walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88   

1978  On January - 27 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 this day in history 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 January - 27 lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72   

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 January - 27.   

1989  Death of Thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

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

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

1993  On January - 27 andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49   

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1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

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

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On January - 27 birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

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  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

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