Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

1874  On August - 27 johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

1875  Death of William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1879  Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 on August - 27.   

1883  On this day in history august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76   

1887  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on August - 27.   

1910  On August - 27 death of clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death   

1914  On August - 27 john Weiss, German new testament, dies   

1919  Louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history carl Fuchs, composer, dies at 83   

1929  Death of Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 27 didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62   

1931  Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies   

1944  Death of Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

1948  On August - 27 oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74   

1949  On August - 27 arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67   

1950  Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1953  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies   

1958  On this day in history ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

1962  On August - 27 carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79   

1963  On this day in history w E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana   

1964  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on August - 27.   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on August - 27.   

1967  On August - 27 brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1969  Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1971  Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history death of emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  Death of Mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923) on August - 27.   

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on August - 27.   

1978  On August - 27 robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

1979  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.   

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1471  On August - 27 birth of george von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia   

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

1487  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

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

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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