Famous Deaths In August - 27

1874  Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1883  On August - 27 august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76   

1887  On August - 27 wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

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

1914  John Weiss, German new testament, dies on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies   

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

1929  Death of Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892) on August - 27.   

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

1931  Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies on August - 27.   

1943  On August - 27 otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies   

1944  Death of Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915) on August - 27.   

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 August - 27.   

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

1955  On August - 27 joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies   

1958  On August - 27 ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

1962  On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79   

1963  W E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana on August - 27.   

1964  On August - 27 alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1967  Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 on this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

1971  Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 on August - 27.   

1975  Death of Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 on August - 27.   

1979  On August - 27 boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

1980  On August - 27 sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68   

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1407  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on this day in history.   

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

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on August - 27.   

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

1630  On August - 27 birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter