Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 27

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

1934  Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79 on July - 27.   

1941  On July - 27 death of alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858)   

1942  On July - 27 william Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies   

1943  On this day in history godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies   

1944  Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on July - 27.   

1946  On this day in history gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72   

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 this day in history j M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies   

1958  Death of Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893) on July - 27.   

1961  On this day in history theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59   

1962  On this day in history edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies   

1965  Death of Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

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  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  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  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 July - 27.   

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

1982  On this day in history dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67   

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

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 this day in history.   

1986  Leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history 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 July - 27.   

1991  On this day in history carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50   

1992  Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 on July - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1502  Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1609  On this day in history birth of heinrich Pape, composer   

1612  On this day in history birth of murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad   

1625  Edward Montagu, England was born on July - 27.   

1667  Jean Bernoulli, mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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