Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 27

1931  On July - 27 death of auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848)   

1934  On July - 27 louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79   

1941  On July - 27 death of alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858)   

1942  William Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies on July - 27.   

1943  On July - 27 godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91   

1952  On July - 27 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 July - 27.   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on July - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies on this day in history.   

1970  Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies on July - 27.   

1971  On this day in history bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83   

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

1976  Death of Ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease" on July - 27.   

1978  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1979  Ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 27 pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60   

1981  Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1985  Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95 on July - 27.   

1986  On July - 27 leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72   

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  Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1992  Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 on this day in history.   

1993  Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27 on this day in history.   

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1452  On July - 27 birth of ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500)   

1502  On July - 27 birth of pier Francesco Corteccia, composer   

1518  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  On this day in history birth of heinrich Pape, composer   

1612  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad was born on July - 27.   

1625  On this day in history birth of edward Montagu, England   

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

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