In the year 1927
226 Notable deaths
Romaine Fielding
American actor.
Born May 22nd, 1868 in Riceville.
Died December 15th, 1927 at 59 years old in Hollywood.
Kristian Prestrud
Norwegian polar explorer (1881–1927).
Born October 22nd, 1881 in Vang.
Died November 11th, 1927 at 46 years old in Kristiansand Municipality (gunshot wound).
Matilda Smith
British botanical illustrator and botanist (1854-1926).
Born July 30th, 1854 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1927 at 72 years old in Kew. [ref]
Ottokár Prohászka
Catholic bishop (1858-1927).
Born October 10th, 1858 in Nitra.
Died April 2nd, 1927 at 68 years old in Central seminary (Budapest).
Shushanik Kurghinian
Armenian poet.
Born August 30th, 1876 in Gyumri.
Died November 24th, 1927 at 51 years old in Yerevan (tuberculosis).
Panteley Kiselov
Bulgarian general (1863-1927).
Born October 23rd, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died October 14th, 1927 at 63 years old in Sofia.
George L. Wellington
American politician (1852-1927).
Born January 28th, 1852 in Cumberland.
Died March 20th, 1927 at 75 years old in Cumberland.
Ambrosius of Georgia
Catholicos patriarch of all georgia (1861-1927).
Born September 7th, 1861 in Martvili.
Died March 29th, 1927 at 65 years old in Tbilisi.
Arthur Hoffmann
Member of the swiss federal council (1857-1927).
Born June 18th, 1857 in St. Gallen.
Died July 23rd, 1927 at 70 years old in St. Gallen.
Antonio Berlese
Italian entomologist (1863-1927).
Born March 26th, 1863 in Padua. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1927 at 64 years old in Florence. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 226
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel