Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

1874  On this day in history johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

1875  On August - 27 death of william Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826)   

1879  Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 on August - 27.   

1883  On August - 27 august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76   

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

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

1922  Carl Fuchs, composer, dies at 83 on August - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1931  Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 27 otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies   

1944  On August - 27 death of georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)   

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

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

1950  Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1953  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1955  Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies on August - 27.   

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

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  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 August - 27.   

1969  On August - 27 claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

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 August - 27.   

1976  On August - 27 death of mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923)   

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on August - 27.   

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  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 August - 27 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  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on this day in history.