Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27
Sunday, 07 December 2025
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 this day in history irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies 

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

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

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

1521 On August - 27 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 August - 27 death of claude Goudimel, French composer 

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 On August - 27 sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68 

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 Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on August - 27. 

1664 Death of Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598) on August - 27. 

1667 On this day in history death of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33 

1746 Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies on this day in history. 

1748 On August - 27 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 Eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84 on August - 27. 

1830 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

1841 On this day in history ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65 

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

1855 On this day in history francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 

1857 On this day in history death of rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812) 

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

1867 On this day in history karol Katski, composer, dies at 51 

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

1871 Death of William Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794) on this day in history. 

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