Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 27

1938  Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1944  Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66   

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  On December - 27 death of alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881)   

1956  On this day in history death of lambert McKenna, Irish editor and lexicographer. (b. 1870)   

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

1959  Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1966  Death of Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

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

1974  On December - 27 amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66   

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on December - 27.   

1979  Death of Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on December - 27.   

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

1982  John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history walter Scott, rocker, dies   

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  Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 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  On December - 27 cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75   

1993  On December - 27 death of youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50   

1994  On this day in history hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70   

1995  On this day in history jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39   

1997  On this day in history brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83   

2002  Death of George Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1922) on December - 27.   

2003  On December - 27 death of alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)   

2004  On this day in history death of hank Garland, American musician (b. 1930)   

2005  Death of William Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931) on December - 27.   

2007  On this day in history 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  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on this day in history.   

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

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on December - 27.   

1645  Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1654  On December - 27 birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician   

1683  On this day in history birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)   

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 this day in history.