Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

1914  On this day in history john Weiss, German new testament, dies   

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

1922  Carl Fuchs, composer, dies at 83 on August - 27.   

1929  On this day in history death of herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892)   

1930  Didericus G van Epen, genealogist/Dutch Patriarch, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

1949  Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1950  Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1955  Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies on August - 27.   

1958  On this day in history ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

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  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68   

1967  On this day in history brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 on August - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history death of emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

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 this day in history.   

1979  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on August - 27.   

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

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on August - 27.   

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  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

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