Famous Deaths In December - 27

0418  On December - 27 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 this day in history.  

1381  On this day in history death of edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician  

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

1603  Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 on December - 27.  

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

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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  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  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 December - 27.  

1805  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1836  On this day in history 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  Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75  

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 December - 27.  

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

1919  Achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73 on December - 27.  

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

1645  On December - 27 birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized  

1654  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on December - 27.  

1683  On this day in history 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)