Famous Deaths In August - 27

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

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.  

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

1312  On August - 27 death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)  

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on August - 27.  

1450  On August - 27 death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)  

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on August - 27.  

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

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

1572  On August - 27 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 this day in history 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  On August - 27 tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies  

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

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  On this day in history james Thomson, dies  

1773  Death of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history 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  William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on August - 27.  

1841  On August - 27 ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65  

1846  On August - 27 frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64  

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

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

1865  Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64 on August - 27.  

1867  On August - 27 karol Katski, composer, dies at 51  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on August - 27.  

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer  

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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