In the year 1927

208 Notable deaths

Sascha Schneider

German artist (1870-1927).

Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście. [ref]

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.

Miguel de Bragança

(1853-1927).

Born September 19th, 1853 in Kleinheubach.

Died October 11th, 1927 at 74 years old in Seebenstein.

Adolph Joffe

Soviet diplomat (1883-1927).

Born October 22nd, 1883 in Simferopol.

Died November 17th, 1927 at 44 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).

J. B. Bury

Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927).

Born October 16th, 1861 in County Monaghan. [ref]

Died June 1st, 1927 at 65 years old in Rome. [ref]

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]

Deaths 41 to 50 of 208

« 1926
1928 »

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe