Famous Deaths In August - 27

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

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.  

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

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on August - 27.  

1394  On August - 27 death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)  

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on this day in history.  

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

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

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on August - 27.  

1577  Death of Titian, Italian artist on August - 27.  

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  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on August - 27.  

1635  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on August - 27.  

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

1664  Death of Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598) on this day in history.  

1667  On August - 27 death of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33  

1746  On August - 27 johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies  

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  Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

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

1830  On this day in history death of louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74  

1840  On August - 27 william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office  

1841  Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65 on August - 27.  

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  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  On this day in history karol Katski, composer, dies at 51  

1868  On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82  

1871  On August - 27 death of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794)  

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on August - 27.  

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

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

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

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Besler, composer  

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