Famous Deaths Happened 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  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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1407  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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