Famous Deaths In December - 27

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

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 27.  

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

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 this day in history 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  

Advertisements

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 this day in history.  

1737  Death of William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663) on December - 27.  

1743  On December - 27 death of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)  

1771  Death of Henri Pitot, French engineer (b. 1695) on this day in history.  

1782  Death of Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697) on this day in history.  

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

1836  On this day in history stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43  

1858  On December - 27 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73  

1877  Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

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

1900  On this day in history william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90  

1914  On December - 27 death of charles Martin Hall, American chemist and inventor (b. 1863)  

1916  Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 on December - 27.  

1919  On December - 27 achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73  

1924  On December - 27 william Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68  

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 December - 27.  

1931  Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1936  Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70 on December - 27.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

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

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on December - 27.  

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on December - 27.  

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

1654  On December - 27 birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

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

1709  On this day in history birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)  

1715  On December - 27 birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)