Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 27

1874  On August - 27 johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

1875  Death of William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1879  On August - 27 rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84   

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

1887  On this day in history 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  Louis Botha, South African soldier/statesman, dies on August - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1931  Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies on August - 27.   

1944  On this day in history death of georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)   

1948  On August - 27 oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74   

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

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

1953  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 on August - 27.   

1955  Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79   

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  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1967  Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 on August - 27.   

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

1969  On August - 27 claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

1971  On August - 27 bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73   

1975  Death of Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 27 robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

1979  On this day in history boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

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 this day in history.   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

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

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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