Famous Deaths In December - 27

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history death of julian Tuwim, Polish poet (b. 1894)  

1955  Death of Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881) on December - 27.  

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

1957  On this day in history alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66  

1959  Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on December - 27.  

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 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  On this day in history bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62  

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

1981  On December - 27 hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on December - 27.  

1991  On this day in history edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43  

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

1993  Death of Youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50 on December - 27.  

1994  Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70 on December - 27.  

1995  On December - 27 jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39  

1997  Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83 on December - 27.  

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

2003  Death of Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934) on December - 27.  

2004  On December - 27 death of hank Garland, American musician (b. 1930)  

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

2007  Death of Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (assassinated) (b. 1953) on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history death of osvaldo Fattori, Italian footballer  

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1390  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on this day in history.  

1555  On December - 27 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

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  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on December - 27.  

1683  On December - 27 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  On December - 27 birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)