Famous Deaths In August - 27

0542  Death of Saint Caesarius of Arles on this day in history.  

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

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1450  On this day in history death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)  

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

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

1545  On this day in history death of piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)  

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 August - 27.  

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

1608  Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1611  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72  

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

1748  On this day in history james Thomson, dies  

1773  Death of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721) on August - 27.  

1827  On August - 27 ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies  

1828  On this day in history 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  William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on this day in history.  

1841  Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1868  On August - 27 franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82  

1871  On this day in history death of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794)  

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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 August - 27.  

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on August - 27.  

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

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

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on August - 27.  

1583  On August - 27 birth of simon Besler, composer  

1630  On August - 27 birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter