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In the year 1927

212 Notable deaths

Claudio Castelucho Diana

Spanish painter and sculptor (1870-1927).

Born July 5th, 1870 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1927 at 57 years old in Le Plessis-Robinson. [ref]

Eduard Brückner

Austrian scientist.

Born July 29th, 1862 in Jena. [ref]

Died May 20th, 1927 at 64 years old in Vienna.

Émile Haug

French geologist.

Born June 19th, 1861 in Drusenheim. [ref]

Died August 28th, 1927 at 66 years old in Niederbronn-les-Bains. [ref]

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

Czech writer and journalist.

Born February 21st, 1860 in Domažlice. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1927 at 67 years old in Podolí. [ref]

Árpád Doppler

Hungarian-german composer.

Born June 5th, 1857 in Pest.

Died August 13th, 1927 at 70 years old in Stuttgart.

Stoyan Mihaylovski

Bulgarian writer.

Born January 7th, 1856 in Elena. [ref]

Died August 3rd, 1927 at 71 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Giovanni Bonzano

Catholic cardinal (1867–1927).

Born September 27th, 1867 in Castelletto Monferrato.

Died November 26th, 1927 at 60 years old in Rome.

Dniprova Chayka

Ukrainian writer (1861–1927).

Born October 20th, 1861 in Zelenyi Yar. [ref]

Died March 13th, 1927 at 65 years old in Hermanivka.

Fenia Chertkoff

Feminist, intellectual, educator, political activist, and sculptor (1869-1927).

Born October 7th, 1869 in Odesa.

Died May 31st, 1927 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.

Frederick Semple

American tennis player.

Born December 24th, 1872 in St. Louis.

Died December 21st, 1927 at 54 years old in St. Louis.

Deaths 181 to 190 of 212

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