30 notable people died on April 27, including Alexander II, Abraham César Lamoureux, Claude Chastillon.
21st Century
1 deathSA
Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
instrumentalistpolitician
Former minister of tourism in Syria
20th Century
15 deaths
Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski
explorergeographer
Polish scientist and explorer who participated in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1872-1954)
Gheorghe Vrănceanu
Chartered Building Surveyormathematician
Romanian topologist
Ilmari Kianto
poetwriter
Finnish writer (1874–1970)
Yngve Brilioth
church historianpriest
Church of Sweden bishop (1891-1959)
J. C. Daniel
film actorfilm director
Indian actor, director (1900–1975)
Piotr Skrzynecki
socio-cultural animatorwriter
Choreographer and actor (1930–1997)
Pavel Klushantsev
camera operatorcinematographer
Soviet film director (1910–1999)
Elżbieta Szemplińska-Sobolewska
poetwriter
Polish poet and writer
Vladimir Stoychev
diplomatequestrian
Bulgarian Army officer (1892–1990)
Émile Gagnan
engineer
French engineer (1900–1984)
JE
John Angus Erskine
chess playerphysicist
New Zealand physicist and chess player
Antoni Głowacki
flying acemilitary officer
Polish flying ace
Liu Chi-hsiang
painter
Taiwanese artist (1910-1998)
Józef Werobej
military officer
Polish officer (1890-1976)
MS
Münir Nurettin Selçuk
actorcomposer
Turkish composer and musician (1900–1981)
19th Century
4 deaths
George Washington Doane
Anglican priestwriter
American bishop (1799-1859)
John Ballance
journalistpolitician
14th Premier of New Zealand (1839-1893)
SL
Solomon Löwisohn
historianpoet
Hungarian writer and historian
José Brito del Pino
military personnelpolitician
Uruguayan politician
18th Century
5 deaths
Mekhitar of Sebaste
Christian ministerculture personality
Armenian Catholic monk and theologian who founded the Mekhitarist Order
William Williams
novelistpainter
English/American painter and writer (1727-1791)
Lorens Pasch the Elder
artistdraftsperson
Swedish artist (1702-1766)
Gustaf Reuter
church painterdecorative painter
Swedish soldier and folk artist
TN
Thomas Nugent
writer
British writer
17th Century
3 deaths
Abraham César Lamoureux
engineersculptor
French sculptor who worked mainly in Sweden and Denmark
Claude Chastillon
architectcivil engineer
French civil engineer, topographical draughtsman, and architect (1559–1616)
Jean Dubreuil
essayistmathematician
French writer and essayist (1602-1670)
16th Century
1 death
Joachim Camerarius
classical philologistpoet
German humanist, polymath and poet (1500-1574)
11th Century
1 death
Alexander II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073
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