Famous Deaths In August - 27

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1450  On August - 27 death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)  

1521  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies  

1522  On August - 27 giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75  

1545  Death of Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487) on August - 27.  

1572  On August - 27 death of claude Goudimel, French composer  

Advertisements

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on this day in history.  

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  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72  

1651  On August - 27 jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43  

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

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  On this day in history james Thomson, dies  

1773  On this day in history death of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)  

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

1828  On this day in history eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84  

1830  Death of Louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74 on this day in history.  

1840  William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on August - 27.  

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

1846  On this day in history frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64  

1855  On August - 27 francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36  

1857  On August - 27 death of rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812)  

1865  Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64 on August - 27.  

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

1868  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1407  On August - 27 birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)  

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

1471  On August - 27 birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)  

1487  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 27.  

1630  On this day in history birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter