Famous Deaths In August - 27

0542  On August - 27 death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on this day in history.   

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

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

1450  On August - 27 death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)   

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on August - 27.   

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

1545  On this day in history death of piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)   

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

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on this day in history.   

1577  Death of Titian, Italian artist on this day in history.   

1590  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68 on August - 27.   

1608  On this day in history hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

1611  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on August - 27.   

1635  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on August - 27.   

1651  On August - 27 jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43   

1664  On August - 27 death of francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)   

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

1746  Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1748  James Thomson, dies on this day in history.   

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  Eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84 on August - 27.   

1830  Death of Louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74 on August - 27.   

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

1841  Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1846  On August - 27 frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64   

1855  On this day in history francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36   

1857  Death of Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1812) on August - 27.   

1865  Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64 on August - 27.   

1867  On August - 27 karol Katski, composer, dies at 51   

1868  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1871  Death of William Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794) on August - 27.   

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on August - 27.   

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  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Besler, composer   

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