25 notable people died on October 27, including John H. Van Vleck, Marcellin Jobard, Johannes Praetorius.
21st Century
5 deaths
Elli Pappa
journalistnon-fiction writer
Greek writer, journalist and revolutionary
Bogosav Živković
paintersculptor
Serbian sculptor (1920-2005)
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Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat
editorwriter
Indian writer and editor (1910-2001)
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Aramesh Dustdar
philosopherwriter
Iranian writer and philosopher
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F. Landa Jocano
anthropologisthistorian
Filipino anthropologist (1930-2013)
20th Century
9 deaths
John H. Van Vleck
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1977)
Daniel Pedoe
mathematicianuniversity teacher
British mathematician (1910-1998)
Horace Pauleus Sannon
diplomathistorian
Haitian historian (1870-1938)
Charles Coughlin
Catholic priestjournalist
Canadian-American Catholic priest and radio commentator (1891–1979)
Asher Mizrahi
poetsinger
Tunisian singer and musician
Otilio Ulate Blanco
journalistpolitician
President of Costa Rica (1891-1973)
Frank Devlin
badminton playernon-fiction writer
Irish badminton player (1900–1988)
Wilhelm Gericke
composerconductor
Austrian classical music conductor (1845–1925)
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Erni Hiir
military personnelpoet
Estonian poet and translator (1900-1989)
19th Century
5 deaths
Marcellin Jobard
editorexlibrist
Belgian inventor, lithographer and photographer (1792–1861)
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
meteorologistphysicist
French physicist (1785-1845)
Joseph Emerson Worcester
dictionary authorlexicographer
American lexicographer
Henri Decaisne
paintervisual artist
Belgian painter (1799-1852)
Santiago Vaca Guzmán
journalistlawyer
Bolivian writer
18th Century
2 deaths
Lorenz Natter
archaeologistmedalist
Gem-engraver and medallist (1705-1763)
Itō Jakuchū
greengrocerpainter
Japanese artist (1716-1800)
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
13th Century
1 deathFK
Fujiwara no Kitsushi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
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