In the year 1927
234 Notable deaths
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927).
Born January 30th, 1887 in Leadville. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1927 at 40 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Tiger Flowers
African-american boxer (1895-1927).
Born February 14th, 1897 in Camilla.
Died November 16th, 1927 at 30 years old in New York City.
Mary Webb
English writer and poet (1881–1927).
Born March 25th, 1881 in Shropshire.
Died October 8th, 1927 at 46 years old in St Leonards.
Albrecht Kossel
German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics.
Born September 16th, 1853 in Rostock.
Died July 5th, 1927 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.
Sergey Sazonov
Russian statesman and diplomat (1860-1927).
Born August 10th, 1860 in Ryazan.
Died December 1st, 1927 at 67 years old in Nice. [ref]
James Oliver Curwood
American writer and conservationist.
Born June 12th, 1878 in Owosso. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1927 at 49 years old in Owosso (sepsis). [ref]
Solomon Joseph Solomon
British portrait artist (1860-1927).
Born September 16th, 1860 in London.
Died July 27th, 1927 at 66 years old in Birchington-on-Sea.
Paul Sérusier
French painter (1864–1927).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Paris.
Died October 7th, 1927 at 62 years old in Morlaix.
Sybil Bauer
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1903-1927).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died January 31st, 1927 at 23 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist.
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
Sophie of Merenberg
German noble (1868-1927).
Born June 1st, 1868 in Geneva.
Died September 14th, 1927 at 59 years old in London.
David R. Francis
American politician (1850-1927).
Born October 1st, 1850 in Richmond. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1927 at 76 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley
Cricket player of england. (1859-1927).
Born March 13th, 1859 in Westminster.
Died April 10th, 1927 at 68 years old in Shorne.
Ion I. C. Brătianu
Romanian politician.
Born August 20th, 1864 in Ștefănești. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1927 at 63 years old in Bucharest (infectious disease). [ref]
Ernest Starling
British physiologist (1866–1927).
Born April 17th, 1866 in London.
Died May 2nd, 1927 at 61 years old in Kingston.
Rachel Beer
British newspaper editor (1858-1927).
Born April 7th, 1858 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1927 at 69 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Jovan Cvijić
Serbian scientist (1865–1927).
Born October 12th, 1865 in Loznica.
Died January 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Enrique Simonet
Spanish painter (1866-1927).
Born February 2nd, 1866 in Valencia.
Died April 20th, 1927 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Charles Doolittle Walcott
American paleontologist and 4th secretary of the smithsonian (1850-1927).
Born March 31st, 1850 in New York Mills. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1927 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Pyotr Voykov
Russian politician and iplomat, accused of involvement in the execution of the former emperor nicholas ii and his family..
Born August 13th, 1888 in Kerch.
Died June 7th, 1927 at 38 years old in Warsaw.
Paul César Helleu
French portrait artist (1859-1927).
Born December 17th, 1859 in Vannes.
Died March 23rd, 1927 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications).
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Swedish composer, pianist and conductor (1871–1927).
Born February 7th, 1871 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died November 20th, 1927 at 56 years old in Jonsered (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen
Danish botanist (1857-1927).
Born February 3rd, 1857 in Copenhagen.
Died November 11th, 1927 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
John Dillon
Irish politician.
Born September 4th, 1851 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 75 years old in Greater London. [ref]
Harry Johnston
British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927).
Born June 12th, 1858 in London. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Worksop.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling