Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 27

1931  On this day in history 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  On July - 27 death of alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858)   

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

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

1944  On July - 27 victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68   

1946  Gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1948  Francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91 on July - 27.   

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

1956  On July - 27 j M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies   

1958  On this day in history death of claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893)   

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

1962  On this day in history edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies   

1965  Death of Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901) on July - 27.   

1968  On July - 27 anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies   

1970  On July - 27 antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies   

1971  Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83 on July - 27.   

1974  On July - 27 lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61   

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

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

1979  On July - 27 ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52   

1980  Pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60 on July - 27.   

1981  On July - 27 billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies   

1982  Dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67 on July - 27.   

1983  Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies on July - 27.   

1984  On this day in history james Mason, British actor (Lolita), dies of a heart attack at 75   

1985  On July - 27 joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95   

1986  Leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 on July - 27.   

1991  On July - 27 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  Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27 on this day in history.   

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1452  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1518  Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  On July - 27 birth of jean Bernoulli, mathematician   

1733  Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.