Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 27

1931  Death of Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848) on July - 27.   

1934  On July - 27 louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79   

1941  On this day in history death of alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858)   

1942  On this day in history william Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies   

1943  On July - 27 godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies   

1944  On July - 27 victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68   

1946  Gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1948  Francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1952  Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies on this day in history.   

1956  On July - 27 j M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies   

1958  On July - 27 death of claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893)   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1962  Edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies on July - 27.   

1965  On July - 27 death of henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)   

1968  On this day in history anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies   

1970  Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies on July - 27.   

1971  Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83 on July - 27.   

1974  On July - 27 lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61   

1976  On July - 27 death of ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"   

1978  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1979  On July - 27 ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52   

1980  Pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60 on this day in history.   

1981  Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies on July - 27.   

1982  Dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67 on July - 27.   

1983  On July - 27 mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies   

1984  James Mason, British actor (Lolita), dies of a heart attack at 75 on July - 27.   

1985  Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95 on July - 27.   

1986  On this day in history leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72   

1987  Travis Jackson, baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Judith Barsi, child actress, shot dead with mother by her father at 11 on this day in history.   

1990  Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 on July - 27.   

1991  On July - 27 carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50   

1992  On July - 27 jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56   

1993  Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27 on this day in history.   

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1452  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer was born on July - 27.   

1518  On July - 27 birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  Heinrich Pape, composer was born on July - 27.   

1612  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad was born on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history birth of edward Montagu, England   

1667  On this day in history birth of jean Bernoulli, mathematician   

1733  On July - 27 birth of jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)