Famous Deaths Happened In February - 27

1167  On February - 27 robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies   

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  On this day in history death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

1699  On February - 27 death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  On February - 27 john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

1720  On February - 27 death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46   

1735  On this day in history john Arbuthnot, physician/mathematician, dies   

1779  On February - 27 jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59   

1797  On February - 27 benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61   

1805  On this day in history stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57   

1844  On February - 27 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

1852  Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on February - 27.   

1862  Gabriele dell' Addolorata, patron of Ital Catholic youth, dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1881  George Colley, British governor of Natal/general, dies in battle at 46 on February - 27.   

1887  Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on February - 27.   

1892  On this day in history death of louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. 1821)   

1913  Adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72   

1921  Schofield Haigh, cricketer (Eng all-rounder 11 Tests 1898-1912), dies on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67   

1929  Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1932  Death of William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history ivan P Pavlov, Russian physiologist (reflexes, Nobel 1904), dies at 86   

1939  On February - 27 nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70   

1940  On this day in history peter Behrens, German architect, dies   

1941  Death of William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 27 death of karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52   

1943  Death of Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. 1859) on this day in history.   

1945  On February - 27 hJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen   

1947  On February - 27 mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

1950  Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58 on February - 27.   

1952  Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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0272  On this day in history birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)   

1539  Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on February - 27.   

1691  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)   

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on February - 27.   

1711  Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769) was born on February - 27.   

1745  On February - 27 birth of silverius Muller, composer