Famous Deaths on January 27, Who Died on January 27
Here is a list who died on January 27. Famous deaths for the 27th of January. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on January 27. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 0098 | Nerva, Roman emperor (b. 35) |
| 1062 | Adelaide of Hungary, (b. c. 1040) |
| 1311 | Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan |
| 1377 | Frederick the Simple, King of Sicily |
| 1490 | Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (b. 1435) |
| 1504 | Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo (b. 1438) |
| 1540 | Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (b. 1474) |
| 1592 | Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538) |
| 1596 | Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540) |
| 1629 | Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1560) |
| 1638 | Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish author and poet (b. 1585) |
| 1651 | Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1566) |
| 1688 | Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (b. 1613) |
| 1689 | Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1619) |
| 1731 | Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the Piano (b. 1655) |
| 1733 | Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (b. 1669) |
| 1740 | Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692) |
| 1770 | Philippe Macquer, French historian (b. 1720) |
| 1794 | Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (b. 1765) |
| 1812 | John Perkins, Anglo-Jamaican captain |
| 1814 | Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1762) |
| 1816 | Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (b. 1724) |
| 1851 | John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (b. 1789) |
| 1852 | Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (b. 1777) |
| 1860 | János Bolyai, Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1802) |
| 1873 | Adam Sedgwick, British geologist, Anglican priest and doctoral advisor to Charles Darwin (b. 1785) |
| 1880 | Edward Middleton Barry, English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the Royal Opera House (b. 1830) |
| 1901 | Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813) |
| 1910 | Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836) |
| 1919 | Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877) |
| 1921 | Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891) |
| 1922 | Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (b. 1864) |
| 1927 | Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871) |
| 1931 | Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880) |
| 1940 | Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894) |
| 1942 | Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888) |
| 1951 | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867) |
| 1956 | Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890) |
| 1961 | Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876) |
| 1963 | John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904) |
| 1965 | Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878) |
| 1967 | crew of Apollo 1 |
| 1970 | Marietta Blau, Austrian physicist and academic (b. 1894) |
| 1971 | Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1913) |
| 1972 | Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911) |
| 1973 | William Nolde, American colonel (b. 1929) |
| 1974 | Georgios Grivas, Cypriot general (b. 1898) |
| 1975 | Bill Walsh, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1913) |
| 1979 | Victoria Ocampo. Argentine writer (b. 1890) |
| 1982 | Trần Văn Hương, South Vietnamese politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam, 3rd Vice President of South Vietnam, and 3rd Prime Minister of South Vietnam (b. 1902) |
| 1983 | Louis de Funès, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1914) |
| 1986 | Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (b. 1914) |
| 1987 | Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator and director (b. 1914) |
| 1988 | Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian historian, author, and playwright (b. 1938) |
| 1989 | Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player and pilot (b. 1888) |
| 1993 | André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946) |
| 1994 | Claude Akins, American actor (b. 1918) |
| 1996 | Ralph Yarborough, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903) |
| 2000 | Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1930) |
| 2003 | Henryk Jabłoński, Polish historian and politician, President of Poland (b. 1909) |
| 2004 | Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928) |
| 2006 | Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948) |
| 2007 | Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese decathlete, long jumper, and hurdler (b. 1933) |
| 2008 | Suharto, Indonesian general and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (b. 1921) |
| 2009 | John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1932) |
| 2010 | Zelda Rubinstein, American actress (b. 1933) |
| 2011 | Charlie Callas, American comedian and musician (b. 1927) |
| 2012 | Greg Cook, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946) |
| 2013 | Ivan Bodiul, Ukrainian-Russian politician (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist (b. 1919) |
| 2015 | Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927) |
| 2016 | Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (b. 1930) |
| 2017 | Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (b. 1927) |
| 2018 | Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of IKEA (b. 1926) |
| 2019 | Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau, German socialite (b. 1958) |
| 2020 | Lina Ben Mhenni, Tunisian Internet activist and blogger (b. 1983) |
| 2021 | Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (b. 1926)[50][51] |
| 2022 | Andy Devine, British TV actor (b. 1942) |
| 457 | Marcian, Byzantine emperor (b. 392) |
| 555 | Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (b. 508) |
| 672 | Pope Vitalian |
| 847 | Pope Sergius II (b. 790) |
| 906 | Liu Can, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty |
| 931 | Ruotger, archbishop of Trier |
| 947 | Zhang Yanze, Chinese general and governor |
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