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

1076  On this day in history death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)  

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on December - 27.  

1548  On this day in history death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)  

1590  Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

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

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1641  On December - 27 francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69  

1707  On December - 27 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  Death of Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659) on December - 27.  

1771  On December - 27 death of henri Pitot, French engineer (b. 1695)  

1782  Death of Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697) on December - 27.  

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

1834  On December - 27 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  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  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 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  Achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73  

1936  On December - 27 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  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

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

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