Famous Deaths In August - 27

0542  On this day in history death of saint Caesarius of Arles  

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on this day in history.  

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

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on August - 27.  

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 this day in history 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  Death of Titian, Italian artist on August - 27.  

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  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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

1748  James Thomson, dies on August - 27.  

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  On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office  

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

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

1855  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 on August - 27.  

1857  Death of Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812) on August - 27.  

1865  Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1868  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.  

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

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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 August - 27.  

1487  On August - 27 birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)  

1545  On August - 27 birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat  

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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