In the year 1927
332 Notable deaths
Stanisław Przybyszewski
Polish writer, playwright and journalist (1868–1927).
Born May 7th, 1868 in Łojewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died November 23rd, 1927 at 59 years old in Jaronty.
Eugen von Knilling
German politician (1856–1927).
Born August 1st, 1865 in Munich.
Died October 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Munich.
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.
Died November 6th, 1927 at 65 years old in Oxford.
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).
B. B. Comer
American politician (1848-1927).
Born November 7th, 1848 in Barbour County.
Died August 15th, 1927 at 78 years old in Birmingham.
Fyodor Sologub
Russian writer (1863–1927).
Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Tang Jiyao
Chinese warlord (1883-1927).
Born August 14th, 1883 in Huize County.
Died May 23rd, 1927 at 43 years old in Kunming.
William Le Queux
Anglo-french radio engineer, broadcaster and writer.
Born July 2nd, 1864 in London.
Died October 15th, 1927 at 63 years old in Knokke-Heist.
Idriz Seferi
Albanian nationalist and guerilla fighter (1847-1927).
Born March 14th, 1847 in Sefer.
Died March 25th, 1927 at 80 years old
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).
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
Palestinian christian nun and saint (1843–1927).
Born October 4th, 1843 in Jerusalem.
Died March 25th, 1927 at 83 years old in Ein Karem.
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).
Luigi Luzzatti
Italian statesman and economist (1841-1927).
Born March 1st, 1841 in Venice.
Died March 29th, 1927 at 86 years old in Rome.
Judson Harmon
American judge (1846-1927).
Born February 3rd, 1846 in Newtown.
Died February 22nd, 1927 at 81 years old in Cincinnati.
Prince Karl of Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1874–1927).
Born April 1st, 1874 in Lindau.
Died May 9th, 1927 at 53 years old in Munich.
Herman Gorter
Dutch poet and communist.
Born November 26th, 1864 in Wormerveer.
Died September 15th, 1927 at 62 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Osmar Schindler
German painter belonging to the dresden academy school of artists. (1867-1927).
Born December 21st, 1867 in Burkhardtsdorf. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1927 at 59 years old in Wachwitz.
Jānis Čakste
1st president of latvia (1859-1927).
Born September 14th, 1859 in Viesturi Parish.
Died March 14th, 1927 at 67 years old in Riga.
James Ford Rhodes
United states historian (1848–1927).
Born May 1st, 1848 in Cleveland.
Died January 22nd, 1927 at 78 years old in Brookline.
Lord George Hamilton
British politician (1845-1927).
Born December 17th, 1845 in Dublin.
Died September 22nd, 1927 at 81 years old in New York City, Exeter.
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).
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
First prime minister of iraq (1841–1927).
Born January 11th, 1841 in Baghdad.
Died June 13th, 1927 at 86 years old in Baghdad.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson