Famous Deaths In August - 27

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

0827  On this day in history death of pope Eugene II  

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

1312  On this day in history death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)  

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on this day in history.  

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on August - 27.  

1521  On this day in history josquin Des Prez, composer, dies  

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

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

1572  On this day in history 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 August - 27 death of titian, Italian artist  

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

1608  Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 on August - 27.  

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

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  On August - 27 johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies  

1748  On this day in history james Thomson, dies  

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

1827  On this day in history ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies  

1828  On August - 27 eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84  

1830  Death of Louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1841  On this day in history ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65  

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

1855  On August - 27 francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36  

1857  Death of Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812) on August - 27.  

1865  On this day in history jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64  

1867  Karol Katski, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1471  On August - 27 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  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer  

1583  On August - 27 birth of simon Besler, composer  

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