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Marcian was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457
Notable Deaths on January 27
110 people
98 – 2022
January 27 has seen 110 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 98 – 2022. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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457 — Marcian
Byzantine emperor (born 392)
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After the death of Emperor Theodosius II on 28 July 450, Marcian was made a candidate for the throne by Aspar, who held much influence because of his military power
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Marcian was elected and inaugurated on 25 August 450.
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Very little is known of his life before becoming emperor, other than that he was a domesticus who served under the commanders Ardabur and his son Aspar for fifteen years
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After a month of negotiations Pulcheria, Theodosius's sister, agreed to marry Marcian
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555
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672
Pope Sergius II was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from January 844 to his death in 847. Sergius II's pontificate saw the Arab raid against Rome as well as the city's redevelopment.
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847
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931
Chinese general and governor
Zhang Yanze was an ethnic Göktürk general of the Later Tang, Later Jin, and Liao dynasties of China. He was reviled in traditional sources for his cruelty, avarice, and lack of faithfulness to the Later Jin.
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947
(born c. 1040)
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1062
Emperor Wuzong of Yuan
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1311
King of Sicily
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1377
Japanese shōgun (born 1435)
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1490
Marquess of Saluzzo (born 1438)
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1504
Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (born 1474)
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1540
Italian painter (born 1538)
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1592
English captain and explorer (born 1540)
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1596
German organist and composer (born 1560)
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1629
1638
Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1566)
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1651
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1688
English merchant and philanthropist (born 1619)
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1689
Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (born 1655)
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1731
English theologian and author (born 1669)
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1733
Duke of Bourbon (born 1692)
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1740
French historian (born 1720)
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1770
French general (born 1765)
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1794
Anglo-Jamaican captain
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1812
German philosopher and academic (born 1762)
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1814
1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (born 1724)
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1816
French-American ornithologist and painter (born 1789)
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1851
Finnish farmer and lay preacher (born 1777)
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1852
Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1802)
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1860
British geologist, Anglican priest and doctoral advisor to Charles Darwin (born 1785)
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1873
English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the Royal Opera House (born 1830)
Edward Middleton Barry RA was an English architect of the 19th century.
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1880
Italian composer (born 1813)
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1901
English plumber and businessman (born 1836)
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1910
Norwegian historian (born 1835)
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1917
1919
Australian sergeant (born 1891)
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1921
American journalist and author (born 1864)
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1922
Lithuanian bishop (born 1871)
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1927
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (born 1880)
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1931
Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (born 1894)
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1940
Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1888)
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1942
Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (born 1867)
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1951
Austrian conductor and director (born 1890)
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1956
Austrian scholar and author (born 1876)
Bernard Friedberg was an Austrian Hebraist, scholar and bibliographer.
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1961
Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904)
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1963
American painter (born 1878)
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1965
Roger Bruce Chaffee was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program.
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1967
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1967
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1967
Algerian-French general (born 1888)
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1967
Italian actor, comedian and playwright (born 1904)
Rocco D'Assunta was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright.
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1970
Austrian physicist and academic (born 1894)
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1970
Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (born 1913)
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1971
American singer (born 1911)
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1972
American colonel (born 1929)
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1973
Cypriot general (born 1898)
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1974
American screenwriter and producer (born 1913)
William Crozier Walsh was a film producer, screenwriter and comics writer who primarily worked on live-action films for Walt Disney Productions.
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1975
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1979
South Vietnamese politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam, 3rd Vice President of South Vietnam, and 3rd Prime Minister of South Vietnam (born 1902)
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1982
French actor and screenwriter (born 1914)
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1983
German-American actress (born 1914)
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1986
Scottish-Canadian animator and director (born 1914)
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1987
Malian historian, author, and playwright (born 1938)
Massa Makan Diabaté was a Malian historian, author, and playwright.
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1988
English ice hockey player and pilot (born 1888)
Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS was a British aviation pioneer, businessman and yachtsman.
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1989
French professional wrestler and actor (born 1946)
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1993
American actor (born 1918)
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1994
American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1903)
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1996
Austrian pianist and composer (born 1930)
Friedrich Gulda was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields.
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2000
Polish historian and politician, President of Poland (born 1909)
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2003
Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Vice President of the Philippines (born 1928)
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2004
2004
American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948)
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2006
German journalist and politician, 8th President of Germany (born 1931)
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2006
Taiwanese decathlete, long jumper, and hurdler (born 1933)
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2007
Indonesian general and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (born 1921)
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2008
American religious leader and author, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1910)
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2008
American businessman and politician, 54th Mayor of Houston (born 1918)
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2008
American novelist, short story writer, and critic (born 1932)
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2009
Indian lawyer and politician, 8th President of India (born 1910)
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2009
American actress (born 1933)
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2010
American soldier and author (born 1919)
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2010
American historian, author, and activist (born 1922)
Howard Zinn was an American historian and a veteran of World War II. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more…
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2010
American comedian and musician (born 1927)
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2011
2012
2012
American nurse and politician (born 1933)
Jeannette Hamby was an American politician and nurse in Oregon. A native of Minnesota, she worked as an airline attendant, nurse, and educator before entering local politics. A Republican, she served in both chambers of…
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2012
American politician, 51st Mayor of Boston (born 1929)
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2012
Ukrainian-Russian politician (born 1918)
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2013
American journalist and historian (born 1925)
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2013
American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist (born 1919)
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers,…
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2014
Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (born 1935)
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2014
German soldier and pilot (born 1920)
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2014
American baseball player and coach (born 1927)
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2015
English-Israeli journalist (born 1947)
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2015
Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1935)
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2015
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915)
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2015
American wrestler and trainer (born 1956)
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2015
Filipino basketball player and coach (born 1930)
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2016
French actress (born 1927)
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2017
American physicist (born 1926)
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2017
Founder of IKEA (born 1926)
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2018
American cartoonist (born 1923)
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2018
German socialite (born 1958)
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2019
Tunisian Internet activist and blogger (born 1983)
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2020
American actress and comedian (born 1926)
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2021
Indonesian food scientist (born 1961)
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2021
British TV actor (born 1942)
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2022
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Marcian — Eastern Roman emperor from 450 to 457
FeaturedMarcian
Death year457
Known forVery little is known of his life before becoming emperor, other than that he was a domesticus who served under the commanders Ardabur and his son Aspar for fifteen years
Deaths on this date110 (98 – 2022)
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