Famous Deaths In August - 27

0542  Death of Saint Caesarius of Arles on August - 27.  

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on this day in history.  

1208  On this day in history irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies  

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

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on August - 27.  

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

1521  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies  

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on August - 27.  

1545  Death of Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487) on August - 27.  

1572  On August - 27 death of claude Goudimel, French composer  

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1576  On this day in history titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague  

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

1590  On August - 27 sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68  

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  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on August - 27.  

1651  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on August - 27.  

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

1667  Death of Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33 on this day in history.  

1746  Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 27.  

1830  On August - 27 death of louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74  

1840  William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on this day in history.  

1841  On August - 27 ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

1857  Death of Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812) on this day in history.  

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

1867  On this day in history karol Katski, composer, dies at 51  

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

1871  On August - 27 death of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794)  

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on August - 27.  

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on this day in history.  

1471  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)  

1487  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)  

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on August - 27.  

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.  

1630  On this day in history birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter