In the year 1927
208 Notable deaths
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).
Mary Webb
English writer.
Born March 25th, 1881 in Shropshire. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1927 at 46 years old in St Leonards-on-Sea. [ref]
James Oliver Curwood
American writer and conservationist.
Born June 12th, 1878 in Owosso. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1927 at 49 years old in Owosso (sepsis). [ref]
Sergey Sazonov
Russian statesman and diplomat (1860-1927).
Born August 10th, 1860 in Ryazan.
Died December 1st, 1927 at 67 years old in Nice. [ref]
Sophie of Merenberg
German noble (1868-1927).
Born June 1st, 1868 in Geneva.
Died September 14th, 1927 at 59 years old in London.
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Leadville. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1927 at 35 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tiger Flowers
African-american boxer (1895-1927).
Born August 5th, 1895 in Camilla.
Died November 16th, 1927 at 32 years old in New York City.
Solomon Joseph Solomon
British portrait artist (1860-1927).
Born September 16th, 1860 in London. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1927 at 66 years old in Birchington-on-Sea. [ref]
Paul Bäumer
German flying ace (1896-1927).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Meiderich.
Died July 15th, 1927 at 31 years old in Copenhagen.
Ernest Starling
British biologist.
Born April 17th, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1927 at 61 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 208
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi