Famous Deaths 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  Death of Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858) on July - 27.   

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

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

1944  Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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  J M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  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  On July - 27 death of ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"   

1978  On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

1981  Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies on July - 27.   

1982  On July - 27 dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67   

1983  On this day in history mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies   

1984  On July - 27 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 this day in history.   

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

1987  Travis Jackson, baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  On July - 27 death of judith Barsi, child actress, shot dead with mother by her father at 11   

1990  On this day in history bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58   

1991  Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 on July - 27.   

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 this day in history birth of ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500)   

1502  Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer was born on July - 27.   

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

1609  Heinrich Pape, composer was born on this day in history.   

1612  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad was born on this day in history.   

1625  Edward Montagu, England was born on July - 27.   

1667  Jean Bernoulli, mathematician was born on July - 27.   

1733  Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779) was born on July - 27.