#OnThisDay in 1927, #IsadoraDuncan was strangled to death by her own scarf as she was driving in France, prompting Gertrude Stein to quip that "Affectations can be dangerous"; in any case, Duncan was certainly one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century:

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Isadora Duncan

Birth: 26 May 1877
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA

#Death: 14 Sep 1927 (aged 50)
Nice, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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