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In the year 1927
332 Notable deaths
Johann Büttikofer
Swiss zoologist and photographer (1850-1927).
Born August 9th, 1850 in Rüderswil.
Died June 24th, 1927 at 76 years old in Bern.
Florence Earle Coates
American writer and poet (1850-1927).
Born July 1st, 1850 in Philadelphia.
Died April 6th, 1927 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Karl Oskar Medin
Swedish pediatrian (1847–1927).
Born August 14th, 1847 in Axberg parish.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 80 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Charles Waldstein
English archaeologist (1856–1927).
Born March 30th, 1856 in New York City.
Died March 21st, 1927 at 70 years old in Naples.
János Csernoch
Cardinal of the roman catholic church, archbishop of esztergom and primate of hungary (1852-1927).
Born June 18th, 1852 in Skalica. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1927 at 75 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Gustav Wentzel
Painter (1859-1927).
Born October 7th, 1859 in Christiania.
Died February 10th, 1927 at 67 years old in Lillehammer.
Julian Sochocki
Polish-russian mathematician.
Born February 2nd, 1842 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 1927 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Domenico Comparetti
Italian classical scholar (1835–1927).
Died January 20th, 1927 at 91 years old in Florence.
James Kwast
Dutch-german pianist (1852–1927).
Born November 23rd, 1852 in Nijkerk. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1927 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg
Austrian mineralogist (1836–1927).
Born April 19th, 1836 in Litovel.
Died May 4th, 1927 at 91 years old in Vienna.
Capistrano de Abreu
Brazilian historian (1853–1927).
Born October 23rd, 1853 in Maranguape.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Karel Farský
Czech priest, religion writer, publicist, writer and theologist (1880–1927).
Born July 26th, 1880 in Škodějov. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1927 at 46 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Ödön Bodor
Hungarian athlete (1882-1927).
Born January 24th, 1882 in Kapuvár.
Died January 22nd, 1927 at 44 years old in Budapest.
William Libbey
American geographer, academic, sport shooter (1855–1927).
Born March 27th, 1855 in Jersey City.
Died September 6th, 1927 at 72 years old in Princeton.
Zhao Shiyan
Chinese communist martyr (1901-1927).
Born April 13th, 1901 in Youyang Zhou.
Died July 19th, 1927 at 26 years old in Shanghai.
Vincenzo Cerulli
Italian astronomer (1859–1927).
Born April 20th, 1859 in Teramo.
Died May 31st, 1927 at 68 years old in Merate.
Paul Heinrich von Groth
German mineralogist (1843–1927).
Born June 23rd, 1843 in Magdeburg.
Died December 2nd, 1927 at 84 years old in Munich.
Jan Kašpar
Czech aviator, aircraft constructor (1883-1927).
Born May 20th, 1883 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1927 at 43 years old in Pardubice. [ref]
Patrick Leahy
Irish athlete.
Born May 20th, 1877 in Charleville.
Died December 29th, 1927 at 50 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Émile Haug
French geologist (1861–1927).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Drusenheim.
Died August 28th, 1927 at 66 years old in Niederbronn-les-Bains.
Kusunose Yukihiko
Japanese general (1858–1927).
Born April 28th, 1858 in Kōchi-shi.
Died October 13th, 1927 at 69 years old in Yoyohata.
Eugène Turpin
French chemist (1848-1927).
Born September 30th, 1848 in Paris.
Died January 24th, 1927 at 78 years old in Pontoise.
Petre Melikishvili
Georgian chemist (1850-1927).
Born July 11th, 1850 in Tbilisi.
Died March 23rd, 1927 at 76 years old in Tbilisi.
Konstantin Glinka
Russian mineralogist and soil scientist (1867–1927).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Koptevo.
Died November 2nd, 1927 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Otto Wiener
Physicist (1862-1927).
Born June 15th, 1862 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 18th, 1927 at 64 years old in Leipzig.
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