Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Jan-27

Died on This Day (Jan-27)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Alonzo Davis Alonzo Davis African-American artist and academic American artist 82 1
  Sylvia Syms British actress English actress 89 3
Efraín Ruales Efraín Ruales Ecuadorian actor and TV host Ecuadorian actor 36 5
Lina Ben Mhenni Lina Ben Mhenni Tunisian Internet activist and blogger Tunisian political activist and blogger 36 6
  Maya von Schönburg German socialite German socialite 60 7
Ingvar Kamprad Ingvar Kamprad Swedish business magnate IKEA founder 91 8
  Brunhilde Pomsel German broadcaster; personal secretary to Joseph Goebbels Personal secretary to Joseph Goebbels 106 9
Peter Baker Peter Baker English footballer English footballer 84 10
  Charlie Callas Charlie Callas was an American actor and comedian. Actor/comedian 83 15
J. D. Salinger J. D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. American fiction writer 91 16
John Updike John Updike John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. American novelist 76 17
Gordon Hinckley Gordon Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 1995 until his death in January 2008 at age 97. American religious leader 97 18
  Christopher Lloyd Christopher "Christo" Hamilton Lloyd, OBE was an English gardener and a gardening author of note, as the 20th-century chronicler for thickly planted, labour-intensive country gardening. Gardner 84 20
Pedro Carrasco Pedro Carrasco Pedro Juan Carrasco García was a Spanish boxer whose fame transcended the boxing ring. Spanish boxer 57 25
Ralph Yarborough Ralph Yarborough Ralph Webster Yarborough was an American politician and lawyer. Texas politician 92 30
Dale Long Dale Long Richard Dale Long was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. American baseball player and coach 64 35
Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she would later transition to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in But Not for Me . German actress 71 40
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military leader and statesman. Field Marshal of Finland 83 75
William Short William Short Canadian politician Canadian politician 60 100
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. Italian composer 87 125