Famous Deaths In December - 27

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on December - 27.  

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  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27.  

1381  On December - 27 death of edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician  

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  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1631  On this day in history death of john Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47  

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

1707  On this day in history death of jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632)  

1737  On this day in history death of william Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)  

1743  On this day in history death of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)  

1771  On December - 27 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 this day in history death of hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718)  

1805  On December - 27 belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65  

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 December - 27.  

1836  On December - 27 stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43  

1858  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1900  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1924  William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68 on December - 27.  

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

1555  On December - 27 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

1571  On this day in history birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

1645  Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized was born on December - 27.  

1654  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on this day in history.  

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