Famous Deaths Happened In February - 27

1167  On February - 27 robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies   

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  Death of Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) on February - 27.   

1699  Death of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625) on this day in history.   

1706  John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1733  On February - 27 johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46   

1735  John Arbuthnot, physician/mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59   

1797  On February - 27 benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61   

1805  Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57 on February - 27.   

1844  On February - 27 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

1852  On February - 27 joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

1862  On February - 27 gabriele dell' Addolorata, patron of Ital Catholic youth, dies at 23   

1881  George Colley, British governor of Natal/general, dies in battle at 46 on this day in history.   

1887  Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on February - 27.   

1892  On February - 27 death of louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. 1821)   

1913  Adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1920  On February - 27 alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72   

1921  On February - 27 schofield Haigh, cricketer (Eng all-rounder 11 Tests 1898-1912), dies   

1923  On this day in history charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67   

1929  On this day in history manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer, dies at 65   

1932  On February - 27 death of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. 1843)   

1936  On this day in history ivan P Pavlov, Russian physiologist (reflexes, Nobel 1904), dies at 86   

1939  Nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70 on February - 27.   

1940  Peter Behrens, German architect, dies on February - 27.   

1941  On February - 27 death of william D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895)   

1942  Death of Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52 on February - 27.   

1943  Death of Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. 1859) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history hJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen   

1947  On February - 27 mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

1950  Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58 on February - 27.   

1952  Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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0272  On this day in history birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)   

1539  On February - 27 birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher   

1622  Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter was born on February - 27.   

1649  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer   

1691  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)   

1702  On February - 27 birth of johann Valentin Gorner, composer   

1711  On this day in history birth of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)   

1745  On February - 27 birth of silverius Muller, composer