Famous Deaths In December - 27

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history.  

0975  On December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

1065  On December - 27 ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies  

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on this day in history.  

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 December - 27 emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33  

1595  On this day in history pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63  

1603  On this day in history thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68  

1631  On December - 27 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 December - 27 death of jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632)  

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  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  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 December - 27 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  Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1858  On December - 27 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73  

1877  On December - 27 nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56  

1880  Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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  Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1919  Achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

1925  On December - 27 louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44  

1930  On December - 27 william Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63  

1931  Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70  

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1390  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on December - 27.  

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.  

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

1654  On this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on December - 27.  

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)