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In the year 1927
208 Notable deaths
Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov
Buddhist lama (1852-1927).
Born May 13th, 1852 in Ulzy-Dobo.
Died June 15th, 1927 at 75 years old in Verkhneudinsky Uyezd.
Gustave Whitehead
Possible first powered manned flight.
Born January 1st, 1874 in Leutershausen. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1927 at 53 years old in Bridgeport (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hugo Ball
German author, poet and one of the leading dada artists.
Born February 22nd, 1886 in Pirmasens. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1927 at 41 years old in Sant'Abbondio (stomach cancer). [ref]
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.
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Indian politician.
Born February 12th, 1868 in Delhi.
Died December 29th, 1927 at 59 years old
Kang Youwei
Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927).
Born March 19th, 1858 in Nanhai District.
Died March 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Qingdao.
Miguel Pro
Mexican jesuit priest and martyr.
Born January 13th, 1891 in Guadalupe.
Died November 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma).
Eugène Atget
French photographer (1857-1927).
Born February 12th, 1857 in Libourne. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 70 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German artist and poet (1874 –1927).
Born July 12th, 1874 in Świnoujście. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1927 at 53 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Boris Kustodiev
Russian painter and stage designer (1878-1927).
Born March 7th, 1878 in Astrakhan. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1927 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 208
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