Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

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

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 this day in history.   

1521  On August - 27 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 this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of claude Goudimel, French composer   

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on this day in history.   

1577  Death of Titian, Italian artist on this day in history.   

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

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

1611  On August - 27 tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies   

1635  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1651  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.   

1664  Death of Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598) on August - 27.   

1667  On this day in history death of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33   

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 August - 27.   

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  Frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1855  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1857  On August - 27 death of rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812)   

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

1871  Death of William Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794) on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

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

1545  On this day in history birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

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

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

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on this day in history.