Famous Deaths Happened In December - 27
Thursday, 01 January 2026
0418 Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history. 

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

1065 Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on this day in history. 

1076 Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27. 

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

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

1590 On this day in history emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 

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 this day in history. 

1641 On December - 27 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 On December - 27 death of william Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663) 

1743 Death of Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659) on this day in history. 

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 December - 27. 

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 December - 27. 

1836 On December - 27 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 On this day in history alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75 

1896 On this day in history 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 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 Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44 on December - 27. 

1930 William Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63 on December - 27. 

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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