In the year 1927
234 Notable deaths
Giovanni Bonzano
Catholic cardinal (1867–1927).
Born September 27th, 1867 in Castelletto Monferrato.
Died November 26th, 1927 at 60 years old in Rome.
Eduard Brückner
Austrian scientist.
Born July 29th, 1862 in Jena. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1927 at 64 years old in Vienna.
Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod
Czech writer and journalist (1860–1927).
Born February 21st, 1860 in Domažlice. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1927 at 67 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Stoyan Mihaylovski
Bulgarian writer (1856–1927).
Born January 7th, 1856 in Elena.
Died August 3rd, 1927 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Frank MacKey
Polo player (1852–1927).
Born March 20th, 1852 in Schoharie County.
Died February 24th, 1927 at 74 years old in Minneapolis.
Arthur Leist
German writer (1852-1927).
Born July 8th, 1852 in Wrocław.
Died March 22nd, 1927 at 74 years old in Tbilisi.
Frederick Semple
American tennis player (1872–1927).
Born December 24th, 1872 in St. Louis.
Died December 21st, 1927 at 54 years old in St. Louis.
Fenia Chertkoff
Feminist, intellectual, educator, political activist, and sculptor (1869-1927).
Born October 7th, 1869 in Odesa.
Died May 31st, 1927 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.
Émile Coste
French fencer (1862-1927).
Born February 2nd, 1862 in Toulon. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1927 at 65 years old in Toulon.
Camille Enlart
French art historian and photographer (1862-1927).
Born November 22nd, 1862 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died February 14th, 1927 at 64 years old in Paris.
Rudolf König
Austrian astronomist.
Born August 18th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 1927 at 61 years old in Hietzing.
Alfred von Domaszewski
Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist (1856–1927).
Born October 30th, 1856 in Timișoara.
Died March 25th, 1927 at 70 years old in Munich.
Friedrich August Georg Bitter
German botanist and lichenologist (1873–1927).
Born August 13th, 1873 in Bremen.
Died July 30th, 1927 at 53 years old in Bremen.
Nestori Toivonen
Sport shooter (1865–1927).
Born March 25th, 1865 in Jämsä.
Died April 6th, 1927 at 62 years old in Gromovo.
Leander Engström
Swedish architect and painter (1886-1927).
Born February 27th, 1886 in Ytterhogdal. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1927 at 40 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Enrique Reig y Casanova
Catholic cardinal (1858–1927).
Born January 20th, 1858 in Valencia. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1927 at 69 years old in Toledo. [ref]
Johan Edman
Swedish tug of war competitor (1875–1927).
Born March 29th, 1875.
Died August 19th, 1927 at 52 years old
Dniprova Chayka
Ukrainian writer (1861–1927).
Born October 20th, 1861 in Zelenyi Yar. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1927 at 65 years old in Hermanivka.
Walther Amelung
German archaeologist (1865–1927).
Born October 15th, 1865 in Szczecin.
Died September 12th, 1927 at 61 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Vittorio Ranuzzi de' Bianchi
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 14th, 1857 in Bologna.
Died February 16th, 1927 at 69 years old in Rome.
Alessandro Lualdi
Catholic cardinal (1858-1927).
Born August 12th, 1858 in Milan.
Died November 12th, 1927 at 69 years old in Palermo.
Ole Olsen
Norwegian conductor, composer and musicologist.
Born July 4th, 1850 in Hammerfest.
Died November 4th, 1927 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Maikki Friberg
Finnish educator, writer, early women's rights activist, editor.
Born January 5th, 1861 in Kankaanpää. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1927 at 66 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
William Exshaw
Olympic sailor (1866-1927).
Born February 15th, 1866 in Arcachon.
Died March 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Valencia.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo