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In the year 1927

208 Notable deaths

Isadora Duncan

American dancer and choreographer.

Born May 27th, 1878 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died September 14th, 1927 at 49 years old in Nice. [ref]

Reginald Dyer

British indian army general (1864-1927).

Born October 9th, 1864 in Murree.

Died July 23rd, 1927 at 62 years old in Long Ashton.

Constance Markievicz

Irish politician, first woman elected to the westminster house of commons and the dáil éireann, and first female cabinet member in europe.

Born February 4th, 1868 in London. [ref]

Died July 15th, 1927 at 59 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Ram Prasad Bismil

Revolutionary, poet & writer.

Born June 11th, 1897 in Shahjahanpur.

Died December 19th, 1927 at 30 years old in Gorakhpur (hanging). [ref]

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Japanese writer (1892–1927).

Born March 1st, 1892 in Tokyo.

Died July 24th, 1927 at 35 years old in Tokyo (drug overdose).

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927).

Born August 24th, 1865 in Sigmaringen.

Died July 20th, 1927 at 61 years old in Sinaia.

Andrew Kehoe

American mass murderer and bomber.

Born February 1st, 1872 in Tecumseh.

Died May 18th, 1927 at 55 years old in Bath Township (dynamite).

Svante August Arrhenius

Swedish astronomer, chemist and physicist.

Born February 19th, 1859 in Balingsta parish. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1927 at 68 years old in Stockholm (functional gastrointestinal disorder). [ref]

Jerome K. Jerome

English humorist (1859-1927).

Born August 25th, 1859 in Walsall. [ref]

Died June 16th, 1927 at 67 years old in Northampton (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Ashfaqulla Khan

Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927).

Born October 22nd, 1900 in Shahjahanpur.

Died December 19th, 1927 at 27 years old in Faizabad (hanging).

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