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  On this day in history death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)  

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

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1522  On August - 27 giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75  

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

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

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1576  On August - 27 titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague  

1577  On August - 27 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  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 August - 27.  

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

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

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

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

1868  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

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1407  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer  

1583  On August - 27 birth of simon Besler, composer  

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