Famous Deaths In December - 27

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on December - 27.   

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27.   

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

1076  On this day in history death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)   

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 this day in history emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33   

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

1603  On December - 27 thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68   

1631  Death of John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 on December - 27.   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697) on December - 27.   

1800  On December - 27 death of hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718)   

1805  On December - 27 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  On December - 27 stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43   

1858  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73 on December - 27.   

1877  On this day in history nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56   

1880  Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75 on December - 27.   

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 December - 27.   

1914  On December - 27 death of charles Martin Hall, American chemist and inventor (b. 1863)   

1916  On this day in history nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70   

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

1924  On this day in history william Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68   

1925  Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44 on December - 27.   

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

1931  On December - 27 peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73   

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

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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 December - 27.   

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 December - 27 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)