Famous Deaths In August - 27

0542  On August - 27 death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on this day in history.   

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on August - 27.   

1312  On this day in history death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)   

1394  On this day in history death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)   

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on August - 27.   

1521  On this day in history josquin Des Prez, composer, dies   

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on August - 27.   

1545  Death of Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Claude Goudimel, French composer on this day in history.   

1576  On August - 27 titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague   

1577  On August - 27 death of titian, Italian artist   

1590  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1608  Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1611  On August - 27 tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies   

1635  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1651  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on August - 27.   

1664  Death of Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598) on this day in history.   

1667  Death of Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33 on this day in history.   

1746  Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies on August - 27.   

1748  On August - 27 james Thomson, dies   

1773  Death of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1827  Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies on August - 27.   

1828  On August - 27 eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84   

1830  On August - 27 death of louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74   

1840  On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office   

1841  On this day in history ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65   

1846  On this day in history frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64   

1855  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history death of rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812)   

1865  On August - 27 jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64   

1867  Karol Katski, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82   

1871  On August - 27 death of william Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

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

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on August - 27.   

1487  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on August - 27.   

1545  On August - 27 birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter was born on August - 27.