Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 27

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

1922  Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 27 boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64   

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

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

1965  On this day in history 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  Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1982  Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 on January - 27.   

1988  On this day in history death of massa Makan Diabaté, Malian author (b. 1938)   

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  Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49 on January - 27.   

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on January - 27.   

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

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

1585  On January - 27 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  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.   

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