Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1927

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 1927. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Oct. 1 Wilhelm Harteveld

  Composer dies at 68

• Oct. 2 Svante Arrhenius

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

• Oct. 5 Sam Warner

  Polish-american director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded warner bros. (b. 1887)

• Oct. 10 August Kitzberg

  Estonian author and playwright (b. 1855)

• Oct. 10 Gustave Whitehead

  German-born aviation pioneer, who immigrated to america in 1893. between 1897 and 1915, he designed and built flying machines, gliders and engines in america. there is controversy surrounding whitehead's claims that he flew a powered aircraft several times between 1901 and 1902, before the wright brothers' first flight in 1903. he died in bridgeport, connecticut on october 10, 1927, from …

• Oct. 20 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov

  Composer dies at 78

• Oct. 22 Borisav Stanković

  Serbian author (d. 1927)

• Oct. 22 Borisav ''Bora'' Stankovic

  Serbian writer (born 1876)

• Oct. 26 Jūkichi Yagi

  Japanese poet (b. 1898)

• Oct. 27 Squizzy Taylor

  Australian gangster (d. 1927)

• Oct. 28 Eaton Faning

  Composer dies at 77

• Oct. 29 Leonard Nelson

  German philosopher (nelson friessche schule), is killed at 45