Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

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

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

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

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

1887  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on August - 27.   

1910  Death of Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death on this day in history.   

1914  John Weiss, German new testament, dies on August - 27.   

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

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

1929  Death of Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62   

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

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

1944  Death of Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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

1949  Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1953  On August - 27 nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53   

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

1958  On this day in history ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

1962  On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79   

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

1964  On this day in history alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1967  On August - 27 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  On August - 27 claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

1971  On this day in history 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  Death of Mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923) on August - 27.   

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

1978  On this day in history robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

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

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 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 this day in history birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on August - 27.   

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

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