5 notable people died on January 27, including Charles H. Townes, Pedro Mexía, Grégoire de Saint-Vincent.
21st Century
1 death
Charles H. Townes
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1964)
20th Century
1 death
Manuel Núñez Tovar
entomologistnaturalist
Venezuelan scientist (1872–1928)
19th Century
1 death
John James Audubon
bird illustratorbotanical collector
French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851)
17th Century
1 death
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
Catholic priestmathematician
Jesuit, mathematician
16th Century
1 death
Pedro Mexía
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish Renaissance writer
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