Famous Deaths In August - 27

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

0827  On this day in history death of pope Eugene II  

1208  On August - 27 irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies  

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

1394  On this day in history death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)  

1450  On August - 27 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  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 this day in history.  

1572  Death of Claude Goudimel, French composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1651  On this day in history 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  On August - 27 johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies  

1748  On August - 27 james Thomson, dies  

1773  On August - 27 death of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)  

1827  On this day in history ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies  

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

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  On this day in history ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65  

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

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 this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history 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 August - 27.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on August - 27.