Famous Deaths Happened In December - 27
Monday, 17 November 2025
0418 Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history. 

0975 Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27. 

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

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

1381 On this day in history 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 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 On December - 27 thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 

1631 Death of John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 on December - 27. 

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 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 Death of Henri Pitot, French engineer (b. 1695) on December - 27. 

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 Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65 on this day in history. 

1812 Death of Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745) on December - 27. 

1834 On this day in history death of charles Lamb, English essayist (b. 1775) 

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

1858 On this day in history alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73 

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

1919 On this day in history achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73 

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 On this day in history william Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63 

1931 On this day in history 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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