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 this day in history irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies  

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on August - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 27 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  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on this day in history.  

1577  Death of Titian, Italian artist on August - 27.  

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

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

1664  On this day in history death of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)  

1667  Death of Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33 on this day in history.  

1746  On this day in history johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history 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  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 August - 27 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  Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1867  Karol Katski, composer, dies at 51 on August - 27.  

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

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

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer  

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

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on this day in history.