Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

0542  On this day in history death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

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

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

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 August - 27.   

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

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

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 August - 27 death of titian, Italian artist   

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

1608  On this day in history hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

1611  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on August - 27.   

1635  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on August - 27.   

1651  On August - 27 jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43   

1664  Death of Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598) on this day in history.   

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

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

1748  James Thomson, dies on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history death of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)   

1827  Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

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

1830  Death of Louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74 on August - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64   

1855  On this day in history francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36   

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

1865  Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82   

1871  Death of William Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794) on August - 27.   

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

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

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1487  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on August - 27.   

1545  On August - 27 birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

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

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

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