In the year 1927
212 Notable deaths
Sascha Schneider
German artist (1870–1927).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście.
Kevin O'Higgins
Irish politician (1892-1927).
Born June 7th, 1892 in Stradbally.
Died July 10th, 1927 at 35 years old in Booterstown.
Albert J. Beveridge
American historian and politician (1862–1927).
Born October 6th, 1862 in Highland County. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1927 at 64 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Florence Mills
African american cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian.
Born January 25th, 1896 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 1st, 1927 at 31 years old in New York City.
Adolph Joffe
Soviet diplomat (1883-1927).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Simferopol.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
J. B. Bury
Anglo-irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927).
Born October 16th, 1861 in County Monaghan.
Died June 1st, 1927 at 65 years old in Rome.
Vladimir Bekhterev
Russian neurologist.
Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Albrecht Kossel
German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics.
Born September 16th, 1853 in Rostock.
Died July 5th, 1927 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.
Paul Sérusier
French painter.
Born November 9th, 1864 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1927 at 62 years old in Morlaix. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Russian grand-duchess (1865-1927).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Meiningen.
Died March 24th, 1927 at 62 years old in Leipzig (cancer).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 212
Death takes no bribes. Benjamin Franklin