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In the year 1927
332 Notable deaths
Victorine Meurent
French painter, model for painters (1844-1927).
Born February 18th, 1844 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1927 at 83 years old in Colombes.
Edward B. Titchener
American psychologist (1867–1927).
Born January 11th, 1867 in Chichester.
Died August 3rd, 1927 at 60 years old in Ithaca.
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Indian politician.
Born February 12th, 1868 in Delhi.
Died December 29th, 1927 at 59 years old
Kang Youwei
Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927).
Born March 19th, 1858 in Nanhai District.
Died March 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Qingdao.
Hugo Ball
German author, poet and one of the leading dada artists (1886–1927).
Born February 22nd, 1886 in Pirmasens.
Died September 14th, 1927 at 41 years old in Sant'Abbondio, Gentilino (stomach cancer).
Miguel Pro
Mexican jesuit priest and martyr (1891–1927).
Born January 13th, 1891.
Died November 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov
Buddhist lama (1852–1927).
Born May 13th, 1852 in Ulzy-Dobo.
Died June 15th, 1927 at 75 years old in Verkhneudinsky Uyezd.
Li Dazhao
Co-founder of the chinese communist party (1889–1927).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Laoting County.
Died April 28th, 1927 at 37 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
British statesman (1845-1927).
Born January 14th, 1845 in London.
Died June 3rd, 1927 at 82 years old in Clonmel.
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German artist and poet (1874 –1927).
Born July 12th, 1874 in Świnoujście.
Died December 15th, 1927 at 53 years old in Paris (asphyxia).
Boris Kustodiev
Russian painter and stage designer (1878-1927).
Born March 7th, 1878 in Astrakhan.
Died May 28th, 1927 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Eugène Atget
French photographer (1857-1927).
Born February 12th, 1857 in Libourne. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 70 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yusef of Morocco
Sultan of morocco (1882-1927).
Born January 1st, 1882 in Meknes.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 45 years old in Fez.
Ahad Ha'am
Hebrew essayist and thinker (1856–1927).
Born August 18th, 1856 in Skvyra.
Died January 2nd, 1927 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv.
Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted
British entrepreneur and politician (1853-1927).
Born November 5th, 1853 in Whitechapel.
Died January 17th, 1927 at 73 years old in London.
Prince Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
German prince (1864-1927).
Born March 7th, 1864 in Benrath.
Died October 22nd, 1927 at 63 years old in Sigmaringen.
Andranik Ozanian
Armenian politician and military personnel (1865-1927).
Born February 25th, 1865 in Şebinkarahisar.
Died August 31st, 1927 at 62 years old in Fresno, Chico.
Saad Zaghloul
Prime minister of egypt (1859–1927).
Born July 1st, 1859 in Metoubes. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1927 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Brooks Adams
American political writer (1848–1927).
Born June 24th, 1848 in Quincy.
Died February 13th, 1927 at 78 years old in Boston.
Giuseppe Moscati
Italian biochemist and saint (1880–1927).
Born July 25th, 1880 in Benevento.
Died April 12th, 1927 at 46 years old in Naples.
Max Hoffmann
German general (1869-1927).
Born January 25th, 1869 in Homberg (Efze).
Died July 8th, 1927 at 58 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Oscar Swahn
Sport shooter (1847–1927).
Born October 20th, 1847 in Tanum Municipality.
Died May 1st, 1927 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Sascha Schneider
German artist (1870–1927).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście.
Charles Nungesser
French flying ace and adventurer (1892-1927).
Born March 15th, 1892 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1927 at 35 years old in Atlantic Ocean (aircraft crash).
Hans Langseth
Holds record for the longest beard.
Born July 14th, 1846 in Eidsvoll Municipality.
Died November 10th, 1927 at 81 years old in Barney.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon