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In the year 1927
208 Notable deaths
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist.
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
Paul César Helleu
French portrait artist (1859-1927).
Born December 17th, 1859 in Vannes. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1927 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications). [ref]
Hermann Muthesius
German architect (1861-1927).
Born April 20th, 1861 in Großneuhausen. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1927 at 66 years old in Berlin (traffic collision). [ref]
Jonas Basanavičius
Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).
Born November 23rd, 1851 in Ožkabaliai. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1927 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Louise Abbéma
French painter, sculptor, and designer of the belle époque (1853-1927).
Born October 30th, 1858 in Étampes. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1927 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Harry Johnston
British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927).
Born June 12th, 1858 in London. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Worksop.
Ottavio Bottecchia
Italian racing cyclist (1894-1927).
Born August 1st, 1894 in San Martino.
Died June 15th, 1927 at 32 years old in Gemona del Friuli (traffic collision).
Charles Emil Ruthenberg
American politician (1882-1927).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Cleveland.
Died March 2nd, 1927 at 44 years old in Chicago (appendicitis).
Fyodor Sologub
Russian writer.
Born March 1st, 1863 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1927 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Marianne Stokes
Austrian artist (1855-1927).
Born January 19th, 1855 in Graz.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 72 years old in London.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 208
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