Famous Deaths In December - 27

1938  Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments dies at 72 on December - 27.  

1944  On December - 27 amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77  

1950  Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66 on December - 27.  

1952  Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76 on December - 27.  

1953  Death of Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (b. 1894) on December - 27.  

1955  Death of Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881) on this day in history.  

1956  Death of Lambert McKenna, Irish editor and lexicographer. (b. 1870) on this day in history.  

1957  Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70  

1965  Death of Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901) on this day in history.  

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1966  Death of Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (b. 1906) on December - 27.  

1972  On December - 27 lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75  

1974  On this day in history amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66  

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1979  On December - 27 death of hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered  

1981  Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on December - 27.  

1982  On December - 27 john Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51  

1983  Walter Scott, rocker, dies on this day in history.  

1985  Death of Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda on December - 27.  

1986  Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78 on December - 27.  

1987  On December - 27 priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91  

1988  On December - 27 fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies  

1991  Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43 on this day in history.  

1992  Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1993  Death of Youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50 on this day in history.  

1994  On December - 27 hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70  

1995  Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 on December - 27.  

1997  On December - 27 brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83  

2002  On December - 27 death of george Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1922)  

2003  Death of Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934) on this day in history.  

2004  Death of Hank Garland, American musician (b. 1930) on December - 27.  

2005  On December - 27 death of william Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931)  

2007  On December - 27 death of benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (assassinated) (b. 1953)  

2017  Death of Osvaldo Fattori, Italian footballer on this day in history.  

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1390  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

1645  On this day in history 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  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on December - 27.  

1715  On December - 27 birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)