Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

1874  Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1875  Death of William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826) on August - 27.   

1879  On August - 27 rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84   

1883  On this day in history august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76   

1887  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1910  Death of Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death on August - 27.   

1914  On August - 27 john Weiss, German new testament, dies   

1919  Louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies on this day in history.   

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

1929  On this day in history death of herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892)   

1930  Didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62 on August - 27.   

1931  On this day in history willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies   

1943  Otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies on August - 27.   

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

1948  Oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74 on August - 27.   

1949  Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 on August - 27.   

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 August - 27 joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies   

1958  On August - 27 ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

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

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

1964  On August - 27 alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on August - 27.   

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 August - 27 bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73   

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

1976  On August - 27 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  On August - 27 robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

1979  On this day in history boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

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

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1630  On August - 27 birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter