Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1943  Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies on July - 27.   

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  On July - 27 francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91   

1952  Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies on July - 27.   

1956  J M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies on this day in history.   

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

1965  Death of Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901) on July - 27.   

1968  Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies on July - 27.   

1970  Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies on this day in history.   

1971  Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history 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  On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72   

1979  Ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52 on July - 27.   

1980  Pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60 on July - 27.   

1981  On July - 27 billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies   

1982  On July - 27 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 this day in history.   

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 July - 27.   

1988  Death of Judith Barsi, child actress, shot dead with mother by her father at 11 on July - 27.   

1990  On this day in history bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58   

1991  Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1993  On this day in history reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27   

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1452  On this day in history birth of ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500)   

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

1518  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  Heinrich Pape, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1733  Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.