People who died on August 27

2004

Willie Crawford, baseball player (b: September 7, 1946 ; d: August 27, 2004)
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2003

Pierre Poujade (d: August 27, 2003)
► Biography of Pierre Poujade

2002

Richard Ricci (d: August 27, 2002)
► Biography of Richard Ricci

1997

Brandon Tartikoff, American television executive (b: January 13, 1949 ; d: August 27, 1997)
► Biography of Brandon Tartikoff

1990

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American guitarist (b: October 3, 1954 ; d: August 27, 1990)
► Biography of Stevie Ray Vaughan

1988

William Sargant, British psychiatrist (b: April 24, 1907 ; d: August 27, 1988)
► Biography of William Sargant

1980

Douglas Kenney, American humorist (b: December 10, 1947 ; d: August 27, 1980)
► Biography of Douglas Kenney

1979

Earl Mountbatten (d: August 27, 1979)
► Biography of Earl Mountbatten

1976

Mukesh, Indian singer (b: July 22, 1923 ; d: August 27, 1976)
► Biography of Mukesh

1975

Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (b: July 23, 1892 ; d: August 27, 1975)
► Biography of Haile Selassie

1971

Bennett Cerf (d: August 27, 1971)
► Biography of Bennett Cerf

1969

Ivy Compton-Burnett (d: August 27, 1969)
► Biography of Ivy Compton-Burnett

Erika Mann, German writer (b: November 9, 1905 ; d: August 27, 1969)
► Biography of Erika Mann

1968

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (b: December 13, 1906 ; d: August 27, 1968)
► Biography of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

1967

Brian Epstein, English musical group manager (the Beatles) (b: September 19, 1934 ; d: August 27, 1967)
► Biography of Brian Epstein

1965

Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (b: October 6, 1887 ; d: August 27, 1965)
► Biography of Le Corbusier

1964

Gracie Allen (d: August 27, 1964)
► Biography of Gracie Allen

1963

W.E.B. DuBois, American civil rights leader (b: February 23, 1868 ; d: August 27, 1963)
► Biography of W.E.B. DuBois

Garrett Morgan, American inventor (b: March 4, 1877 ; d: August 27, 1963)
► Biography of Garrett Morgan

1958

Ernest Lawrence (d: August 27, 1958)
► Biography of Ernest Lawrence

1948

Charles Evans Hughes (d: August 27, 1948)
► Biography of Charles Evans Hughes

1931

Francis Marion Smith, American borax magnate (b: February 2, 1846 ; d: August 27, 1931)
► Biography of Francis Marion Smith

Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (b: February 14, 1856 ; d: August 27, 1931)
► Biography of Frank Harris

1929

Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket engineer (b: December 12, 1887 ; d: August 27, 1929)
► Biography of Herman Potocnik

1909

Emil Christian Hansen, Danish fermentation physiologist (b: May 8, 1842 ; d: August 27, 1909)
► Biography of Emil Christian Hansen

1875

William Chapman Ralston (d: August 27, 1875)
► Biography of William Chapman Ralston

1748

James Thomson, Scottish poet (b: September 11, 1700 ; d: August 27, 1748)
► Biography of James Thomson (Seasons)

1664

Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b: November 7, 1598 ; d: August 27, 1664)
► Biography of Francisco Zurbarán

1635

Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright (b: November 25, 1562 ; d: August 27, 1635)
► Biography of Félix Lope de Vega

1590

Pope Sixtus V (b: December 13, 1521 ; d: August 27, 1590)
► Biography of Pope Sixtus V

1577

Titian (d: August 27, 1577)
► Biography of Titian

1572

Claude Goudimel (d: August 27, 1572)
► Biography of Claude Goudimel

1545

Piotr Gamrat (d: August 27, 1545)
► Biography of Piotr Gamrat

1521

Josquin Des Prez (d: August 27, 1521)
► Biography of Josquin Des Prez

1450

Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b: September 7, 1395 ; d: August 27, 1450)
► Biography of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr

1394

Chokei (d: August 27, 1394)
► Biography of Chokei

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