Famous people and celebrities who died in 1927

A dedicated page for remembering the famous people and celebrities who passed away in 1927. This year saw the loss of many influential and beloved figures who left a lasting impact on the world. From entertainment icons and sports legends to renowned scholars and public figures, our comprehensive list pays tribute to their lives and legacies. Join us in honoring their contributions and celebrating their achievements as we reflect on their remarkable stories.

• Jan. 9 Houston Chamberlain

  Houston Stewart Chamberlain was a British-born German author and philosopher.

• Jan. 17 Juliette Gordon Low

  Juliette Gordon Low was an American who founded the Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912.

• March 4 Ira Remsen

  Known for his work on the structure of saccharin and for being the second president of Johns Hopkins University.

• March 5 Franz Mertens

  Polish-austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1840)

• March 31 Kang Youwei

  Chinese scholar and reformer known for his advocacy of political and social reform.

• March 31 Mabel Collins

  Helena blavatsky was a friend and enemy of helena collins, an american theosophist who lived in london with her when she arrived from india. she was a 19th-century romance writer and fashion writer. her father was writer mortimer collins, and she was a friend to ajp sinnett who was a feminist and antivivisectionist. she is the author "light on the …

• April 15 Gaston Leroux

  Gaston Leroux was a French author known for writing 'The Phantom of the Opera'.

• May 11 Juan Gris

  Spanish painter and sculpturer who spent most of his adult life in france. his works, which are closely connected to an innovative artistic genreaeur"cubismaeur"are among the movement's most distinctive.

• May 28 Boris Kustodiev

  Russian stage designer and painter (d. 1927).

• June 1 Lizzie Borden

  Lizzie Borden was an American journalist and writer who gained notoriety for her alleged involvement in the 1892 murders of her father and stepmother.

• June 1 J. B. Bury

  Irish historian, philologist, and scholar (b. 1861)

• June 2 Hüseyin Avni Lifij

  Turkish painter (b. 1886)

• June 9 Victoria Woodhull

  British-american adventuress. she was a feminist, social reformer and advocate for free love. cornelius vanderbilt set her up a brokerage company. she was able to earn $700,000.000 in just three years with tennessee, her sister. she was accused of being a fraudster and bogus psychic, but these accusations were not proven. her sister and she eventually started a feminist magazine.

• June 11 William Attewell

  English umpire and cricketer (d. 1927).

• June 14 Jerome K. Jerome

  English writer best known for his humorous novels and plays.

• June 14 Ottavio Bottecchia

  Italian cyclist (born in 1894)

• July 5 Albrecht Kossel

  MED - German physician and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1853)

• Aug. 4 John Dillon

  American military officer who served as a rear admiral, with a distinguished naval career.

• Aug. 23 Bartolomeo Vanzetti

  Italian anarchist and gangster. on 5 may 1920, he immigrated to the united states to be with his friend sacco. they were both accused of kidnapping, robbery, and executed that day, based on circumstantial evidence.

• Sept. 14 Isadora Duncan

  American dancer, born six years ago, who was a maverick who broke all the rules of ballet and began dancing barefoot and freeform. her books include "the art of the dance," which includes essays and "my life," an autobiography.

• Sept. 14 Hugo Ball

  German poet, author and one of the most prominent dada artists. he studied philosophy and sociology at heidelberg and munich universities (1906aeur"1907). he moved to berlin to pursue his dream of becoming an actor in 1910. he tried to join the army as a volunteer at the start of the first world war, but was refused enlistment due to medical …

• Sept. 20 George Nichols

  Actor (his favorite pastime, star boarder), is killed at 62

• Sept. 29 Willem Einthoven

  MED - Indonesian-dutch physiologist and physician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1860)

• Sept. 29 Arthur Achleitner

  German journalist and author (b. 1858)

• Oct. 2 Svante Arrhenius

  CHE - Swedish physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1859)

• Dec. 19 Ashfaqulla Khan

  Revolutionary freedom fighter who played a crucial role in India's independence struggle, known for his involvement with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and his martyrdom at a young age.

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