Famous Deaths In December - 27

1938  On December - 27 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 December - 27.   

1950  Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1952  Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1953  On December - 27 death of julian Tuwim, Polish poet (b. 1894)   

1955  On December - 27 death of alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881)   

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 December - 27.   

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 December - 27.   

1966  On this day in history death of guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (b. 1906)   

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

1974  Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history death of hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

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

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

1983  Walter Scott, rocker, dies on December - 27.   

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

1986  On this day in history lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78   

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  Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 on December - 27.   

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

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

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

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

2002  On this day in history death of george Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1922)   

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

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 December - 27.   

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1390  On December - 27 birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)   

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  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.