9 notable people died on May 27, including John H. Northrop, Ernst Ruska, Clive W.J. Granger.
21st Century
1 death
Clive W.J. Granger
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2003)
20th Century
4 deaths
John H. Northrop
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
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Ernst Ruska
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)
Robert Koch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1905)
Abdelkhalek Torres
diplomatjournalist
Moroccan politician (1910–1970)
19th Century
1 death
Friedrich Schlemm
anatomistbiologist
German anatomist (1795–1858)
18th Century
2 deaths
Giovanni Battista Beccaria
Latin Catholic priestphysicist
Italian physicist
Gerard Wigmana
art historianpainter
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1673-1741)
17th Century
1 death
Pietro Paolo Floriani
architectengineer
Italian architect and engineer
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