Famous Deaths In August - 27

0542  On August - 27 death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  On this day in history death of pope Eugene II   

1208  On August - 27 irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies   

1312  On August - 27 death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)   

1394  On this day in history death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)   

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on this day in history.   

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1522  On this day in history giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75   

1545  On this day in history death of piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)   

1572  Death of Claude Goudimel, French composer on this day in history.   

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on August - 27.   

1577  On this day in history death of titian, Italian artist   

1590  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1608  On August - 27 hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

1611  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72   

1651  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.   

1664  On August - 27 death of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)   

1667  On August - 27 death of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33   

1746  Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies on August - 27.   

1748  James Thomson, dies on August - 27.   

1773  Death of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721) on August - 27.   

1827  Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies on August - 27.   

1828  Eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history death of louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74   

1840  On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office   

1841  Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65 on August - 27.   

1846  Frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64 on August - 27.   

1855  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 on August - 27.   

1857  On this day in history death of rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812)   

1865  On August - 27 jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64   

1867  Karol Katski, composer, dies at 51 on August - 27.   

1868  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.   

1871  On this day in history death of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794)   

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1407  On August - 27 birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on August - 27.   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Besler, composer   

1630  On August - 27 birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter