Famous Deaths In December - 27

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history.  

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27.  

1065  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies  

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on this day in history.  

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on this day in history.  

1548  Death of Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502) on December - 27.  

1590  Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on December - 27.  

1595  On this day in history pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63  

1603  On December - 27 thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68  

1631  Death of John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 on this day in history.  

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1641  Francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of henri Pitot, French engineer (b. 1695)  

1782  On this day in history death of henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697)  

1800  On December - 27 death of hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718)  

1805  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history death of shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745)  

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 December - 27.  

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  On December - 27 alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75  

1896  On December - 27 death of john Brown, British manufacturer (b. 1816)  

1900  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90 on December - 27.  

1914  On this day in history death of charles Martin Hall, American chemist and inventor (b. 1863)  

1916  On this day in history nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70  

1919  On this day in history achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73  

1924  William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44  

1930  William Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1931  On December - 27 peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73  

1936  Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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1390  On December - 27 birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)  

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

1571  On December - 27 birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

1645  On this day in history birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized  

1654  On this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on December - 27.  

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on this day in history.  

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on December - 27.