In the year 1927

226 Notable deaths

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 to death).

Leonard Wood

5th chief of staff of the u.s. army (1860-1927).

Born October 9th, 1860 in Winchester.

Died August 7th, 1927 at 66 years old in Boston (brain cancer).

Juliette Gordon Low

Founder of the girl scouts (1860–1927).

Born October 31st, 1860 in Savannah.

Died January 17th, 1927 at 66 years old in Savannah (breast cancer).

Marcus Loew

Film pioneer, owner of loew's/m-g-m.

Born May 7th, 1870 in New York City.

Died September 5th, 1927 at 57 years old in Glen Cove (myocardial infarction).

Gaston Leroux

French author and journalist.

Born May 6th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]

Died May 6th, 1927 at 59 years old in Nice. [ref]

Juan Gris

Spanish artist (1887-1927).

Born March 23rd, 1887 in Madrid. [ref]

Died May 11th, 1927 at 40 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (kidney failure). [ref]

Inayat Khan

Founder of the sufi order in the west in 1914 and teacher of universal sufism.

Born July 5th, 1882 in Vadodara.

Died February 5th, 1927 at 44 years old in New Delhi.

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge

British army general (1868-1927).

Born August 13th, 1868 in Kensington Palace.

Died October 24th, 1927 at 59 years old in Shrewsbury.

Gustave Whitehead

Possible first powered manned flight (1874–1927).

Born January 1st, 1874 in Leutershausen. [ref]

Died October 10th, 1927 at 53 years old in Bridgeport (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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