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In the year 1927
226 Notable deaths
Ottavio Bottecchia
Italian racing cyclist (1894-1927).
Born August 1st, 1894 in San Martino.
Died June 15th, 1927 at 32 years old in Gemona del Friuli (traffic collision).
Stanisław Przybyszewski
Polish writer, playwright and journalist.
Born May 7th, 1868 in Łojewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1927 at 59 years old in Jaronty. [ref]
Fyodor Sologub
Russian writer (1863–1927).
Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eugen von Knilling
German politician.
Born August 1st, 1865 in Munich.
Died October 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Munich.
William Le Queux
British writer.
Born July 2nd, 1864 in London. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1927 at 63 years old in Knokke-Heist. [ref]
Laurits Tuxen
Danish artist (1853-1927).
Born December 9th, 1853 in Copenhagen.
Died November 21st, 1927 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia
Prussian prince (1891–1927).
Born December 17th, 1891 in Jagdschloss Glienicke.
Died July 6th, 1927 at 35 years old in Lucerne (horse fall).
Louis Agassiz Fuertes
United states ornithological artist (1874-1927).
Born February 7th, 1874 in Ithaca.
Died August 22nd, 1927 at 53 years old in Unadilla (railway accident).
Herman Gorter
Dutch poet and socialist (1864-1927).
Born November 26th, 1864 in Wormerveer.
Died September 15th, 1927 at 62 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jānis Čakste
1st president of latvia.
Born September 14th, 1859 in Viesturi Parish.
Died March 14th, 1927 at 67 years old in Riga.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 226
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