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• Berta van Werkhoven († 2008)
• Antonius Marcellis Maria de Win, Nuenen († 1949)
• Antoon Joseph Berx, Wellen, België († 2001)
• Antonius Arnoldus Pierik, Bentelo, Ambt Delden († 2016)
• Alexander Josephus Eman († 2007)
• Schuurmans, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1927)
• Brigitta Reus, Berkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
• Adalberto Thurmann Pacheco, Lapa, Paraná, Brasil († 2003)
• Veenstra, Dragten († 1927)
• Bertha van Werkhoven, Voorhout († 2002)

• Christina Stephan (86), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Heinzel Sr. (75), Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Jobje van de Wetering (0), Oud-Beijerland
• Celso de Oliveira Quintana (64), Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Christina Dielis (71), Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• "Elisabeth" Louise Clémentine Marie Hubertine Apollinaire von Goltstein (87), Strijtem, Roosdaal, Belgique
• Bernard KHAN (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus RIJKEN (69), Princenhage, Breda, 3379, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barbara J. Reisinger (56)
• Abraham Wijkhuizen (74), Haarlem

• 1925 » Aurora Bautista, Spanish actress († 2012)
• 1925 » Mickey Baker, American-French guitarist († 2012)
• 1925 » Tony Hart, English painter and television host († 2009)
• 1926 » Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet († 2012)
• 1926 » Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1926 » James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia († 2010)
• 1926 » Jean Peters, American actress († 2000)
• 1926 » Karl Richter, German organist and conductor († 1981)
• 1926 » Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher († 1984)
• 1927 » B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman and philanthropist († 2015)

• 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
• 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
• 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
• 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
• 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
• 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)
• 1946 » Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893)
• 1948 » Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Gerardus
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Helena
14. Aaltje
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
• April 12 » Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
• May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
• May 18 » After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
• August 19 » Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
• October 25 » The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
• December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

The temperature on October 15, 1927 was between 2.6 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.