Quote Authors Who Died on January 27th

Adam Sedgwick

British Scientist

Mar 22, 1785 - Jan 27, 1873

Charles H. Townes

American Physicist

Jul 28, 1915 - Jan 27, 2015

Emmanuelle Riva

French Actress

Feb 24, 1927 - Jan 27, 2017

Gordon B. Hinckley

American Clergyman

Jun 23, 1910 - Jan 27, 2008

Gus Grissom

American Astronaut

Apr 3, 1926 - Jan 27, 1967

Howard Zinn

American Historian

Aug 24, 1922 - Jan 27, 2010

Ingvar Kamprad

Swedish Businessman

Mar 30, 1926 - Jan 27, 2018

J. D. Salinger

American Novelist

Jan 1, 1919 - Jan 27, 2010

Jack Paar

American Entertainer

May 1, 1918 - Jan 27, 2004

Janos Bolyai

Hungarian Mathematician

Dec 15, 1802 - Jan 27, 1860

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German Philosopher

May 19, 1762 - Jan 27, 1814

Johannes Rau

German Statesman

Jan 16, 1931 - Jan 27, 2006

John James Audubon

American Scientist

Apr 26, 1785 - Jan 27, 1851

John Updike

American Novelist

Mar 18, 1932 - Jan 27, 2009

Lilli Palmer

German Actress

May 24, 1914 - Jan 27, 1986

Mahalia Jackson

American Musician

Oct 26, 1911 - Jan 27, 1972

Mort Walker

American Artist

Sep 3, 1923 - Jan 27, 2018

Nellie Bly

American Journalist

May 5, 1864 - Jan 27, 1922

Norman McLaren

Scottish Artist

Apr 11, 1914 - Jan 27, 1987

Paul P. Harris

American Lawyer

Apr 19, 1868 - Jan 27, 1947

Pete Seeger

American Musician

May 3, 1919 - Jan 27, 2014

Preston Brooks

American Politician

Aug 5, 1819 - Jan 27, 1857

Richard Courant

German Mathematician

Jan 8, 1888 - Jan 27, 1972

Suharto

Indonesian Politician

Jun 8, 1921 - Jan 27, 2008

Yves Chauvin

French Scientist

Oct 10, 1930 - Jan 27, 2015