Famous Deaths Happened In December - 27
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
0418 On this day in history zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies
0975 On December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies
1065 Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on December - 27.
1076 Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27.
1381 Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on December - 27.
1548 On this day in history death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)
1590 On December - 27 emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33
1595 On December - 27 pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63
1603 On December - 27 thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68
1631 On this day in history death of john Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
1641 Francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69 on December - 27.
1707 Death of Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632) on this day in history.
1737 Death of William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663) on this day in history.
1743 On December - 27 death of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
1771 Death of Henri Pitot, French engineer (b. 1695) on December - 27.
1782 Death of Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697) on December - 27.
1800 Death of Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718) on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65
1812 Death of Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745) on this day in history.
1834 Death of Charles Lamb, English essayist (b. 1775) on this day in history.
1836 Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1858 On this day in history alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73
1877 Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56 on December - 27.
1880 Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1896 Death of John Brown, British manufacturer (b. 1816) on December - 27.
1900 On this day in history william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90
1914 On this day in history death of charles Martin Hall, American chemist and inventor (b. 1863)
1916 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1919 Achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1924 William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68 on this day in history.
1925 Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44 on December - 27.
1930 On December - 27 william Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63
1931 On December - 27 peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73
1936 On this day in history hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70
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