In the year 1927
332 Notable deaths
Charles Warren
British army officer, archaeologist, and photographer (1840-1927).
Born February 7th, 1840 in Bangor.
Died January 21st, 1927 at 86 years old in Somerset.
Adolph Joffe
Soviet diplomat (1883-1927).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Simferopol.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Kevin O'Higgins
Irish politician (1892-1927).
Born June 7th, 1892 in Stradbally.
Died July 10th, 1927 at 35 years old in Booterstown.
Florence Mills
African american cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian (1896–1927).
Born January 25th, 1896 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 1st, 1927 at 31 years old in New York City.
Sisowath of Cambodia
King of cambodia from 1904 to 1927.
Born September 7th, 1840 in Battambang.
Died August 9th, 1927 at 86 years old in Phnom Penh.
J. B. Bury
Anglo-irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927).
Born October 16th, 1861 in County Monaghan.
Died June 1st, 1927 at 65 years old in Rome.
Luke Fildes
British artist (1844-1927).
Born October 3rd, 1844 in Liverpool.
Died February 28th, 1927 at 82 years old in London.
Paul Bäumer
German flying ace (1896-1927).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Meiderich.
Died July 15th, 1927 at 31 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Charles Emil Ruthenberg
American politician (1882-1927).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Cleveland.
Died March 2nd, 1927 at 44 years old in Chicago (appendicitis).
Albert J. Beveridge
American historian and politician (1862–1927).
Born October 6th, 1862 in Highland County. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1927 at 64 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Vladimir Bekhterev
Russian neurologist.
Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Georg Brandes
Danish literature critic and scholar (1842–1927).
Born February 4th, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 1927 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Marie Spartali Stillman
Pre-raphaelite artist (1844-1927).
Born March 10th, 1844 in London.
Died March 6th, 1927 at 82 years old in London.
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Russian grand-duchess (1865-1927).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Meiningen.
Died March 24th, 1927 at 62 years old in Leipzig (cancer).
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Leadville. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1927 at 35 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 (1878–1927).
Born June 12th, 1878 in Owosso.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 49 years old in Owosso (sepsis).
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 (1856–1927).
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
Michael Ancher
Danish artist (1849-1927).
Born June 9th, 1849 in Bornholm.
Died September 19th, 1927 at 78 years old in Skagen.
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In my end is my beginning. Mary, Queen of Scots