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In the year 1927
226 Notable deaths
Willem Einthoven
Dutch physiologist.
Born May 21st, 1860 in Semarang. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1927 at 67 years old in Leiden.
Edward B. Titchener
American psychologist (1867–1927).
Born January 11th, 1867 in Chichester.
Died August 3rd, 1927 at 60 years old in Ithaca.
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.
Hugo Ball
German author, poet and one of the leading dada artists (1886–1927).
Born February 22nd, 1886 in Pirmasens.
Died September 14th, 1927 at 41 years old in Gentilino, Sant'Abbondio (stomach cancer).
Miguel Pro
Mexican jesuit priest and martyr (1891–1927).
Born January 13th, 1891 in Guadalupe.
Died November 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
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.
Li Dazhao
Co-founder of the chinese communist party (1889–1927).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Laoting County.
Died April 28th, 1927 at 37 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
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.
Died May 28th, 1927 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
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