Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

1874  On August - 27 johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

1875  Death of William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1879  Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1883  August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

1910  On August - 27 death of clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death   

1914  On this day in history john Weiss, German new testament, dies   

1919  On this day in history louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies   

1922  On this day in history carl Fuchs, composer, dies at 83   

1929  Death of Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892) on August - 27.   

1930  On August - 27 didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62   

1931  On August - 27 willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies   

1943  Otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history death of georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)   

1948  Oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 27 arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67   

1950  On this day in history cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41   

1953  On this day in history nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53   

1955  On this day in history joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies   

1958  Ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1962  Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1963  W E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana on August - 27.   

1964  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on August - 27.   

1965  On August - 27 edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68   

1967  On this day in history brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1969  Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1971  Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 on August - 27.   

1975  Death of Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 on August - 27.   

1979  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.   

1980  On August - 27 sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68   

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On August - 27 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  On this day in history birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

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

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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