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

1312  On this day in history 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  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies  

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history death of piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)  

1572  Death of Claude Goudimel, French composer on this day in history.  

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1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on August - 27.  

1577  On August - 27 death of titian, Italian artist  

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

1608  Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 on August - 27.  

1611  On this day in history 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  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on August - 27.  

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 August - 27.  

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

1748  On August - 27 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  Eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1830  Death of Louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74 on August - 27.  

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  Frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1868  On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82  

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 this day in history.  

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on August - 27.  

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

1487  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on August - 27.  

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

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

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Besler, composer  

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