Björn Afzelius

Swedish singer, songwriter and guitar player. (1947–1999).

Born January 27th, 1947 in Huskvarna.

Died February 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer).

Petru Lucinschi

Moldovan politician.

Born January 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rădulenii Vechi.

Reinhold Hanisch

Austrian artist (1884-1937).

Born January 27th, 1884 in Mšeno nad Nisou.

Died February 2nd, 1937 at 53 years old in Vienna.

Howard P. Robertson

American mathematician and physicist (1903–1961).

Born January 27th, 1903 in Hoquiam.

Died August 26th, 1961 at 58 years old in Pasadena.

Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan

Indian tamil folk musician.

Born January 27th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Tamil Nadu.

Renan Silva

Brazilian footballer.

Born January 27th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Gavin Schmitt

Canadian volleyball player.

Born January 27th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Grande Prairie.

Staniša Mandić

Montenegrin association football player.

Born January 27th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Herceg Novi.

Will Marion Cook

African american composer and violinist (1869–1944).

Born January 27th, 1869 in Washington, D.C..

Died July 20th, 1944 at 75 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer, heart disease).

Willy Fritsch

German-silesian actor (1901-1973).

Born January 27th, 1901 in Katowice.

Died July 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]