Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

1874  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1883  August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on August - 27.   

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

1910  Death of Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death on August - 27.   

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

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

1922  Carl Fuchs, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1930  Didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62 on August - 27.   

1931  On August - 27 willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies   

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

1944  On August - 27 death of georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)   

1948  Oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1949  Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 on August - 27.   

1950  Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on August - 27.   

1953  On August - 27 nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53   

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

1958  Ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1962  Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 on August - 27.   

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

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

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

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

1968  On this day in history marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

1969  Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on August - 27.   

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

1975  On August - 27 death of emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  Death of Mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

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

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on August - 27.   

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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 August - 27.   

1471  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  On August - 27 birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on August - 27.   

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.