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History Deaths on August 27

By  Amy Owens Burbol  27 Aug   445 Views

History Deaths on August 27

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Childe Hassam, American painter and academic (b. 1859)

#Childe_Hassam

In 1935

Gordon Matta-Clark, American painter and illustrator (b. 1943)

#Gordon_Matta-Clark

In 1978

Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (b. 1931)

#Malcolm_Browne

In 2012

Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)

#Margaret_Bourke-White

In 1971

Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (b. 1910)

#Chen_Liting

In 2013

Art Heyman, American basketball player (b. 1941)

#Art_Heyman

In 2012

Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (b. 1247)

#Little_Saint_Hugh_of_Lincoln

In 1255

Erika Mann, German actress and author (b. 1905)

#Erika_Mann

In 1969

Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (b. 1913)

#Sergey_Mikhalkov

In 2009

Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1862)

#Charles_Evans_Hughes

In 1948

Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)

#Willem_Hubert_Nolens

In 1931

Caesarius of Arles, French bishop and saint (b. 470)

#Caesarius_of_Arles

In 542

William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826)

#William_Chapman_Ralston

In 1875

Titian, Italian painter and educator (b. 1488)

#Titian

In 1576

Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (b. 1846)

#Francis_Marion_Smith

In 1931

Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1261)

#Arthur_II,_Duke_of_Brittany

In 1312

Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)

#Emil_Christian_Hansen

In 1909

Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

#Ernest_Lawrence

In 1958

Pope Eugene II

#Pope_Eugene_II

In 827

Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)

#Hélder_Câmara

In 1999

Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)

#Emma_Penella

In 2007

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1954) (Double Trouble)

#Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

In 1990

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

#Hrishikesh_Mukherjee

In 2006

John Laurens, American Revolutionary and Congressman (b.1754)

#John_Laurens

In 1782

Re?at Çi?iltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879)

#Re?at_Çi?iltepe

In 1922

Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist (b. 1934)

#Anton_Geesink

In 2010

Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (b. 1895)

#Gracie_Allen

In 1964

Piotr Gamrat, Polish archbishop (b. 1487)

#Piotr_Gamrat

In 1545

Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (b. 1796)

#Thomas_Chandler_Haliburton

In 1865

W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (b. 1868)

#W._E._B._Du_Bois

In 1963

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)

#Reginald_West,_6th_Baron_De_La_Warr

In 1450

Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (b. c. 1548)

#Tomás_Luis_de_Victoria

In 1611

Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Pet?fi Bridge (b. 1894)

#Hubert_Pál_Álgyay

In 1945

Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (b. 1906)

#Princess_Marina_of_Greece_and_Denmark

In 1968

Herman Poto?nik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892)

#Herman_Poto?nik

In 1929

Pascal Chaumeil, French director and screenwriter (b. 1961)

#Pascal_Chaumeil

In 2015

King Eric III of Denmark

#Eric_III_of_Denmark

In 1146

Willie Crawford, American baseball player (b. 1946)

#Willie_Crawford

In 2004

Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (b. 1816)

#Samuel_C._Pomeroy

In 1891

Brian Epstein, English businessman and manager (b. 1934)

#Brian_Epstein

In 1967

Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (b. 1936)

#Neville_Alexander

In 2012

Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)

#Lope_de_Vega

In 1635

Jacques Friedel, French physicist and academic (b. 1921)

#Jacques_Friedel

In 2014

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (b. 1900)

#Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma

In 1979

Pope Sixtus V (b. 1521)

#Pope_Sixtus_V

In 1590

William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1794)

#William_Whiting_Boardman

In 1871

Dave Thomas, Welsh golfer and architect (b. 1934)

#Dave_Thomas_(golfer)

In 2013

Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)

#Luna_Vachon

In 2010

Josquin des Prez, Flemish composer (b. 1450)

#Josquin_des_Prez

In 1521

Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and urban planner, designed the Philips Pavilion (b. 1887)

#Le_Corbusier

In 1965

Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1892)

#Haile_Selassie

In 1975

Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium (b. 1744)

#Eise_Eisinga

In 1828

Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1957)

#Darryl_Dawkins

In 2015

Greg Morris, American actor (b. 1933)

#Greg_Morris

In 1996

Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)

#Frank_Harris

In 1931

Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, poet, and critic (b. 1815)

#Rufus_Wilmot_Griswold

In 1857

Valeri Petrov, Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

#Valeri_Petrov

In 2014

Benno Pludra, German author (b. 1925)

#Benno_Pludra

In 2014

Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (b. 1827)

#Kusumoto_Ine

In 1903

Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (b. 1898)

#Bennett_Cerf

In 1971

Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1598)

#Francisco_de_Zurbarán

In 1664

Cesare Pavese, Italian author, poet, and critic (b. 1908)

#Cesare_Pavese

In 1950

James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1700)

#James_Thomson_(poet,_born_1700)

In 1748

Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1939)

In 2015

Bill Peach, Australian journalist (b. 1935)

In 2013

Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)

In 2012

Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1926)

In 2012

Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (b. 1969) (Napalm Death)

In 2006

Seán Purcell, Irish footballer (b. 1929)

In 2005

Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)

In 2005

Pierre Poujade, French soldier and politician (b. 1920)

In 2003

Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (b. 1922)

In 2002

Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician (b. 1938)

In 2001

Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1936)

In 2001

Essie Summers, New Zealand author (b. 1912)

In 1998

Frank Jeske, German footballer (b. 1960)

In 1994

Avdy Andresson, Estonian soldier and diplomat (b. 1899)

In 1990

Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1948)

In 1981

Douglas Kenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

In 1980

Ieva Simonaityt?, Lithuanian author and poet (b. 1897)

In 1978

Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (b. 1884)

In 1969

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, Pakistani mathematician and scholar (b. 1888)

In 1963

Pelageya Shajn, Russian astronomer and academic (b. 1894)

In 1956

Georg von Boeselager, German soldier (b. 1915)

In 1944

Emperor Ch?kei of Japan (b. 1343)

In 1394

Ageltrude, queen of Italy and Holy Roman Empress

In 923

Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Persian general

In 749

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