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In the year 1927
226 Notable deaths
Johannes Theodor Baargeld
German artist (1892-1927).
Born October 9th, 1892 in Szczecin.
Died August 18th, 1927 at 34 years old in Dôme du Goûter.
Friedrich von Scholtz
Prussian general.
Born March 24th, 1851 in Flensburg.
Died April 30th, 1927 at 76 years old in Ballenstedt.
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.
Born April 7th, 1866 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1927 at 61 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
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).
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