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In the year 1927
234 Notable deaths
Miguel de Bragança
Claimant to the throne of portugal (1853–1927).
Born September 19th, 1853 in Kleinheubach.
Died October 11th, 1927 at 74 years old in Seebenstein.
Robert de Flers
French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist (1872–1927).
Born November 25th, 1872 in Pont-l'Évêque. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1927 at 54 years old in Vittel. [ref]
Benedito Calixto
Brazilian artist (1853-1927).
Born October 14th, 1853 in Itanhaém.
Died May 31st, 1927 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Nikifor Begichev
Russian seaman and polar explorer (1874–1927).
Born February 19th, 1874 in Tsarev.
Died May 18th, 1927 at 53 years old in Pyasina (scurvy).
Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez
Colombian general and political figure (1858–1927).
Born September 18th, 1858 in Bogotá.
Died July 1st, 1927 at 68 years old in Medellín.
Erik Ivar Fredholm
Swedish mathematician (1866–1927).
Born April 7th, 1866 in Klara Church Parish.
Died August 17th, 1927 at 61 years old in Danderyd.
Franz Rohr von Denta
Austro-hungarian field marshal and commander (1854-1927).
Born October 30th, 1854 in Arad.
Died December 9th, 1927 at 73 years old in Rodaun.
Ivan Milev
Bulgarian artist (1897-1927).
Born February 19th, 1897 in Kazanlak.
Died January 25th, 1927 at 29 years old in Sofia (influenza).
Augustin Nicolas Gilbert
French physician (1858-1927).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Buzancy.
Died March 4th, 1927 at 69 years old in Paris.
Erwin Frink Smith
American plant pathologist (1854-1927).
Born January 21st, 1854 in Oswego County. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1927 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (endocarditis).
Federico de Roberto
Italian writer (1861-1927).
Born January 16th, 1866 in Naples.
Died July 26th, 1927 at 61 years old in Catania.
Jan van Beers
Belgian painter and illustrator (1852–1927).
Born March 27th, 1852 in Lier.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 75 years old in Loiret.
Miguel R. Dávila
President of honduras (1856-1927).
Born September 29th, 1856 in Tegucigalpa.
Died October 12th, 1927 at 71 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Kenjirō Tokutomi
Japanese writer (1868–1927).
Born October 25th, 1868 in Minamata.
Died September 18th, 1927 at 58 years old in Ikaho Onsen.
Carl H. Eigenmann
German-american ichthyologist (1863–1927).
Born March 9th, 1863 in Flehingen.
Died April 24th, 1927 at 64 years old in San Diego (cerebrovascular disease).
Henri Hubert
French sociologist.
Born June 23rd, 1872 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1927 at 54 years old in Chatou. [ref]
Hermann Abert
German musicologist (1871–1927).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Stuttgart.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 56 years old in Stuttgart.
Earle Williams
American actor (1880-1927).
Born February 28th, 1880 in Sacramento.
Died April 25th, 1927 at 47 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Charles Jonnart
French politician (1857-1927).
Born December 27th, 1857 in Fléchin.
Died September 30th, 1927 at 69 years old in Paris.
Princess Vjera of Montenegro
Princess of montenegro.
Born February 22nd, 1887 in Rijeka.
Died October 31st, 1927 at 40 years old in Antibes.
George Nichols
American actor and film director (1864-1927).
Born October 28th, 1864 in Rockford.
Died September 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Vasile Pârvan
Romanian historian and archaeologist (1882–1927).
Born September 28th, 1882 in Huruiești.
Died June 26th, 1927 at 44 years old in Bucharest.
Patrick O'Donnell
Catholic cardinal (1856-1927).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Glenties.
Died October 22nd, 1927 at 70 years old in Carlingford.
Sehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdulaziz.
Born September 22nd, 1874 in Beşiktaş.
Died November 19th, 1927 at 53 years old in Nice.
Francis Lane
Athletics competitor (1874-1927).
Born September 23rd, 1874 in Chicago.
Died February 17th, 1927 at 52 years old in Chicago.
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