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In the year 1927
219 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.
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.
Ram Prasad Bismil
Revolutionary, poet & writer.
Born June 11th, 1897 in Shahjahanpur.
Died December 19th, 1927 at 30 years old in Gorakhpur (hanging). [ref]
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]
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]
Sam Warner
American film studio executive.
Born August 10th, 1887 in Krasnosielc.
Died October 5th, 1927 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
British-german racialist philosopher (1855–1927).
Born September 9th, 1855 in Southsea.
Died January 9th, 1927 at 71 years old in Bayreuth.
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