Famous Deaths In July - 27

1931  Death of Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1934  On July - 27 louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79   

1941  On this day in history death of alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858)   

1942  On July - 27 william Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies   

1943  Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On July - 27 victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68   

1946  Gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1948  Francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91 on July - 27.   

1952  Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies on this day in history.   

1956  J M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies on July - 27.   

1958  Death of Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893) on July - 27.   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies   

1965  Death of Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1968  Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies on this day in history.   

1970  On July - 27 antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies   

1971  Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83 on July - 27.   

1974  Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 on July - 27.   

1976  On this day in history death of ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"   

1978  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1979  Ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 27 pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60   

1981  On July - 27 billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies   

1982  Dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67 on July - 27.   

1983  Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies on July - 27.   

1984  James Mason, British actor (Lolita), dies of a heart attack at 75 on July - 27.   

1985  Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95 on July - 27.   

1986  Leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1987  Travis Jackson, baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history death of judith Barsi, child actress, shot dead with mother by her father at 11   

1990  On July - 27 bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58   

1991  Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1992  Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 on this day in history.   

1993  Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27 on July - 27.   

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1452  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500) was born on July - 27.   

1502  On this day in history birth of pier Francesco Corteccia, composer   

1518  On July - 27 birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  Heinrich Pape, composer was born on this day in history.   

1612  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad was born on this day in history.   

1625  Edward Montagu, England was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of jean Bernoulli, mathematician   

1733  Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.