Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1941  Death of Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies   

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

1958  Death of Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1962  Edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies on this day in history.   

1965  Death of Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies   

1970  On this day in history antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies   

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

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

1976  On July - 27 death of ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"   

1978  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72   

1987  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1990  Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50   

1992  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  Heinrich Pape, composer was born on July - 27.   

1612  On July - 27 birth of murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad   

1625  On July - 27 birth of edward Montagu, England   

1667  Jean Bernoulli, mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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