18 notable people died on October 27, including John H. Van Vleck, Johannes Praetorius, Gilles de Roberval.
21st Century
2 deaths
Elli Pappa
journalistnon-fiction writer
Greek writer, journalist and revolutionary
Bogosav Živković
paintersculptor
Serbian sculptor (1920-2005)
20th Century
7 deaths
John H. Van Vleck
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1977)
Horace Pauleus Sannon
diplomathistorian
Haitian historian (1870-1938)
Otilio Ulate Blanco
journalistpolitician
President of Costa Rica (1891-1973)
Asher Mizrahi
poetsinger
Tunisian singer and musician
Charles Coughlin
Catholic priestjournalist
Canadian-American Catholic priest and radio commentator (1891–1979)
Frank Devlin
badminton playernon-fiction writer
Irish badminton player (1900–1988)
Wilhelm Gericke
composerconductor
Austrian classical music conductor (1845–1925)
19th Century
5 deaths
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
meteorologistphysicist
French physicist (1785-1845)
Marcellin Jobard
editorexlibrist
Belgian inventor, lithographer and photographer (1792–1861)
Joseph Emerson Worcester
dictionary authorlexicographer
American lexicographer
Henri Decaisne
paintervisual artist
Belgian painter (1799-1852)
Santiago Vaca Guzmán
journalistlawyer
Bolivian writer
18th Century
1 death
Lorenz Natter
archaeologistmedalist
Gem-engraver and medallist (1705-1763)
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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