Famous Deaths In August - 27

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

0827  On this day in history death of pope Eugene II   

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on August - 27.   

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 this day in history 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 August - 27.   

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  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 August - 27.   

1651  On this day in history jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43   

1664  On August - 27 death of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)   

1667  Death of Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33 on August - 27.   

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

1748  On August - 27 james Thomson, dies   

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

1827  Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies on August - 27.   

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  On August - 27 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 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 August - 27.   

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 August - 27.   

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

1471  On this day in history birth of george von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia   

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 this day in history.   

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

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

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