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  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 August - 27.   

1919  On August - 27 louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies   

1922  On this day in history 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  Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1948  On August - 27 oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74   

1949  On this day in history arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67   

1950  Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on August - 27.   

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

1955  Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 27.   

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  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 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 August - 27.   

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1407  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on August - 27.   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  On this day in history 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.