In the year 1927

234 Notable deaths

Marianne Stokes

Austrian artist (1855-1927).

Born January 19th, 1855 in Graz.

Died August 13th, 1927 at 72 years old in London.

Janko Vukotić

Montenegrin politician and duke (1866-1927).

Born February 18th, 1866 in Čevo.

Died February 4th, 1927 at 60 years old in Belgrade.

Jonas Basanavičius

Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).

Born November 23rd, 1851 in Ožkabaliai I.

Died February 16th, 1927 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]

Louise Abbéma

French painter, sculptor, and designer of the belle époque (1853-1927).

Born October 30th, 1858 in Étampes.

Died July 29th, 1927 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Hermann Muthesius

German architect (1861-1927).

Born April 20th, 1861 in Großneuhausen.

Died October 29th, 1927 at 66 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).

David George Hogarth

British archaeologist (1862-1927).

Born May 23rd, 1862 in Barton-upon-Humber. [ref]

Died November 6th, 1927 at 65 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Ottavio Bottecchia

Italian racing cyclist (1894-1927).

Born August 1st, 1894 in San Martino.

Died June 15th, 1927 at 32 years old in Gemona del Friuli (traffic collision).

Stanisław Przybyszewski

Polish writer, playwright and journalist.

Born May 7th, 1868 in Łojewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]

Died November 23rd, 1927 at 59 years old in Jaronty. [ref]

Fyodor Sologub

Russian writer (1863–1927).

Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Eugen von Knilling

German politician.

Born August 1st, 1865 in Munich.

Died October 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Munich.

William Le Queux

British writer.

Born July 2nd, 1864 in London. [ref]

Died October 15th, 1927 at 63 years old in Knokke-Heist. [ref]

Laurits Tuxen

Danish artist (1853-1927).

Born December 9th, 1853 in Copenhagen.

Died November 21st, 1927 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.

Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia

Prussian prince (1891–1927).

Born December 17th, 1891 in Jagdschloss Glienicke.

Died July 6th, 1927 at 35 years old in Lucerne (horse fall).

Louis Agassiz Fuertes

United states ornithological artist (1874-1927).

Born February 7th, 1874 in Ithaca.

Died August 22nd, 1927 at 53 years old in Unadilla (railway accident).

Nicola Sacco

Italian american anarchist executed by massachusetts (1891–1927).

Born April 22nd, 1891 in Torremaggiore.

Died August 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Charlestown (electrocution).

Herman Gorter

Dutch poet and socialist (1864-1927).

Born November 26th, 1864 in Wormerveer.

Died September 15th, 1927 at 62 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Prince Karl of Bavaria

Bavarian royal (1874–1927).

Born April 1st, 1874 in Lindau.

Died May 9th, 1927 at 53 years old in Munich.

Jānis Čakste

1st president of latvia.

Born September 14th, 1859 in Viesturi Parish.

Died March 14th, 1927 at 67 years old in Riga.

Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Prince reuss of greiz (1878-1927).

Born March 20th, 1878 in Greiz.

Died October 13th, 1927 at 49 years old in Greiz (pneumonia).

Osmar Schindler

German painter belonging to the dresden academy school of artists. (1867-1927).

Born December 22nd, 1867 in Burkhardtsdorf. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1927 at 59 years old in Wachwitz.

François Coli

French aviator (1881-1927).

Born June 5th, 1881 in Marseille.

Died May 8th, 1927 at 45 years old in sea. [ref]

Annibale Maria di Francia

Founder of the roagationist fathers.

Born July 5th, 1851 in Messina.

Died June 1st, 1927 at 75 years old in Messina.

John Luther Long

American lawyer and writer (1861–1927).

Born January 1st, 1861 in Hanover.

Died October 31st, 1927 at 66 years old in Clifton Springs, Ontario County.

Hudson Maxim

(1853-1927) american inventor.

Born February 3rd, 1853 in Orneville Township.

Died May 6th, 1927 at 74 years old in Landing.

Borisav Stanković

Serbian writer (1875–1927).

Born March 31st, 1875 in Vranje.

Died November 21st, 1927 at 52 years old in Belgrade.

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