Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 27

1931  On July - 27 death of auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848)   

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

1941  Death of Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1942  William Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies on this day in history.   

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 July - 27.   

1952  On July - 27 roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies   

1956  J M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies on July - 27.   

1958  Death of Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on July - 27.   

1962  On July - 27 edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies   

1965  On this day in history 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  On July - 27 antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies   

1971  On July - 27 bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83   

1974  Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 on July - 27.   

1976  Death of Ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease" on this day in history.   

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

1979  Ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 27 pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60   

1981  Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies on this day in history.   

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

1983  Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history james Mason, British actor (Lolita), dies of a heart attack at 75   

1985  Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

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

1987  On this day in history travis Jackson, baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 83   

1988  On July - 27 death of judith Barsi, child actress, shot dead with mother by her father at 11   

1990  Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.   

1991  Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 on July - 27.   

1992  Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 on this day in history.   

1993  On July - 27 reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27   

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1452  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500) was born on July - 27.   

1502  On this day in history birth of pier Francesco Corteccia, composer   

1518  Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 27 birth of edward Montagu, England   

1667  On July - 27 birth of jean Bernoulli, mathematician   

1733  On this day in history birth of jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)