Famous Deaths In December - 27

0418  On this day in history zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies  

0975  On this day in history balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

1065  Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on December - 27.  

1076  On December - 27 death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)  

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

1548  On December - 27 death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)  

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

1595  On December - 27 pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63  

1603  Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1631  Death of John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 on December - 27.  

1641  On this day in history francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69  

1707  Death of Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632) on December - 27.  

1737  On December - 27 death of william Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)  

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  Death of Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

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

1812  Death of Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745) on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history death of charles Lamb, English essayist (b. 1775)  

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  On December - 27 nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56  

1880  Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75 on December - 27.  

1896  Death of John Brown, British manufacturer (b. 1816) on December - 27.  

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

1914  Death of Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and inventor (b. 1863) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history william Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63  

1931  Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73 on December - 27.  

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

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1390  On this day in history birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)  

1555  On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

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  On December - 27 birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)  

1709  On December - 27 birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)  

1715  On this day in history birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)