17 notable people died on August 27, including Ernest Lawrence, Kōgyoku, Barbara of Portugal, Queen of Spain.
21st Century
1 death
Valeri Petrov
diplomatediting staff
Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014)
20th Century
3 deaths
Ernest Lawrence
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1939)
Lajos Dóczi
journalistlibrettist
Hungarian author (1845-1919)
Emile Salkin
painter
Belgian painter (1900-1977)
19th Century
7 deaths
Aizawa Seishisai
philosopherpolitical scientist
Japanese philosopher (1782-1863)
Richard La Nicca
civil engineerexecutive
Swiss civil engineer and army officer (1794-1883)
Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee
composerwriter
Swiss composer and author (1786-1868)
John Pierpont
merchantpoet
American poet, teacher, lawyer, merchant, Unitarian minister
John Patch
inventor
Canadian fisherman
Emmanuel Hiel
civil servantcustoms officer
Belgian poet, writer and politician (1834–1899)
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Catharine Hermine Kølle
explorerpainter
Norwegian artist (1788-1859)
18th Century
3 deaths
Barbara of Portugal, Queen of Spain
composerpatron of the arts
Queen consort of Spain (1746 - 1758)
Placidus Fixlmillner
astronomeruniversity teacher
Austrian monk-astronomer
Carl Fredrik Scheffer
diplomatpolitician
Politician (1715-1786)
17th Century
2 deaths
Lope de Vega
Catholic priestplaywright
Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
Francisco de Zurbarán
painter
Spanish painter (1598–1664)
7th Century
1 death
Kōgyoku
consortmonarch
Empress of Japan
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