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  On August - 27 rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84   

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  Death of Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death on August - 27.   

1914  John Weiss, German new testament, dies on this day in history.   

1919  Louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies on August - 27.   

1922  On August - 27 carl Fuchs, composer, dies at 83   

1929  On August - 27 death of herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892)   

1930  Didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1931  Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies on August - 27.   

1943  On this day in history otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies   

1944  Death of Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915) on August - 27.   

1948  On this day in history oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74   

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

1950  On August - 27 cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41   

1953  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 on August - 27.   

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 August - 27.   

1962  Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 on August - 27.   

1963  W E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana on this day in history.   

1964  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68   

1967  On August - 27 brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  On this day in history marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

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

1971  On this day in history bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73   

1975  On this day in history death of emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  On this day in history death of mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923)   

1977  On this day in history george Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86   

1978  Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 27 boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

1980  On this day in history sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68   

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1407  On August - 27 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  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

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

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

1562  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  On August - 27 birth of simon Besler, composer   

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