6 notable people died on October 27, including John H. Van Vleck, Johannes Praetorius, Gilles de Roberval.
20th Century
1 death
John H. Van Vleck
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1977)
19th Century
2 deaths
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
meteorologistphysicist
French physicist (1785-1845)
Marcellin Jobard
editorexlibrist
Belgian inventor, lithographer and photographer (1792–1861)
17th Century
3 deaths
Johannes Praetorius
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and mathematician (1537-1616)
Gilles de Roberval
mathematicianphysicist
French mathematician (*1602 – †1675)
Hallgrímur Pétursson
Christian ministerpoet
Icelandic writer and minister
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