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Who died on September 27

102 figures who shaped history died on September 27.

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Pugu Huai'en — General of the Chinese Tang dynasty, who died on September 27 765.

William of Wykeham — 14th-century Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England, who died on September 27 1404.

Felice della Rovere — Illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, who died on September 27 1536.

Emperor Go-Nara — Emperor of Japan from 1526 to 1557, who died on September 27 1557.

Pope Urban VII — Head of the Catholic Church in 1590, who died on September 27 1590.

Piotr Skarga — Polish Jesuit and writer, who died on September 27 1612.

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Who died on September 27?

102 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 27, including Pugu Huai'en, William of Wykeham, Felice della Rovere. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on September 27?

50 documented historical events happened on September 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Treaty of Melno was signed, establishing the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for about 500 years. On the same day, in another year: In a letter to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris, Jean-François Champollion announced his initial successes in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone (pictured). On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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