Famous Deaths on 27 Jun

Famous Deaths on 27 Jun

1162 - Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
1458 - King Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
1574 - Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)
1603 - Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1539)
1627 - John Hayward, English historian
1655 - Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1598)
1672 - Roger Twysden, English antiquarian (b. 1597)
1720 - Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)
1773 - Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (b. circa 1706)
1794 - Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. 1711)
1794 - Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (b. 1715)
1827 - Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
1829 - James Smithson, English scientist and philanthropist (b. 1765)
1831 - Sophie Germain, French mathematician (b. 1776)
1844 - Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
1844 - Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1805)
1907 - Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (b. 1822)
1912 - George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)
1917 - Karl Allmenroder, German World War I Ace (b. 1896)
1935 - Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
1944 - Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (b. 1878)
1952 - Max Dehn, German mathematician (b. 1878)
1954 - Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (b. 1881)
1960 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)
1962 - Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (b. 1904)
1970 - Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
1986 - George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1905)
1989 - Alfred Jules Ayer, British philosopher (b. 1910)
1991 - Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (b. 1953)
1991 - Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
1996 - Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)
1998 - Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (b. 1935)
1999 - George Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (b. 1919)
2001 - Tove Jansson, Finnish author (b. 1914)
2001 - Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)
2002 - John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (b. 1944)
2003 - David Newman, American filmmaker (b. 1937)
2004 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
2004 - George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)
2005 - Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
2005 - Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector
2005 - John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
2005 - Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)
2005 - Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (b. 1969)
2006 - Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as "The Railway Killer" (b. 1959)
2007 - Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
2007 - Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
2007 - William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
2008 - Michael Turner, American comic book artist (b. 1971)
2008 - Sam Manekshaw, Indian Field Marshal (b. 1914)