Famous Deaths In July - 27

1931  On July - 27 death of auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848)   

1934  Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79 on July - 27.   

1941  Death of Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858) on July - 27.   

1942  On July - 27 william Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies   

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

1944  Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on July - 27.   

1946  On July - 27 gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72   

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 July - 27.   

1958  Death of Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893) on July - 27.   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on July - 27.   

1962  On July - 27 edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1971  On this day in history bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83   

1974  Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease" on July - 27.   

1978  On July - 27 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72   

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

1980  On July - 27 pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60   

1981  On this day in history billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies   

1982  On this day in history 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  On this day in history joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95   

1986  Leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1987  On July - 27 travis Jackson, baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 83   

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  On this day in history carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50   

1992  On July - 27 jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56   

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

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1452  On July - 27 birth of ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500)   

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

1518  Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses was born on July - 27.   

1609  On this day in history birth of heinrich Pape, composer   

1612  On this day in history birth of murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad   

1625  Edward Montagu, England was born on this day in history.   

1667  Jean Bernoulli, mathematician was born on July - 27.   

1733  On this day in history birth of jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)