10 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
5 deaths
Manuel Núñez Tovar
entomologistnaturalist
Venezuelan scientist (1872–1928)
Anna von Mildenburg
opera singerwriter
Austrian opera singer (1872–1947)
Ernst Sars
historianpolitician
Norwegian historian and politician (1835-1917)
Nicholas Adontz
armenologistByzantinist
Historian (1871–1942)
Paula Ludwig
artistcartoonist
Austrian-German poet (1900-1974)
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
2 deaths
Pedro Mexía
chroniclerhistorian
Spanish Renaissance writer
Gian Paolo Lomazzo
art historianartist
Italian painter (1538-1592)
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