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History Deaths on December 27

By  Elizabeth Hocog  27 Dec   124 Views

History Deaths on December 27

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Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (b. 1535)

#Thomas_Cartwright_(theologian)

In 1603

?ükrü Saraco?lu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1887)

#?ükrü_Saraco?lu

In 1953

Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (b. c.?1726)

#Johann_Rall

In 1776

Kay Boyle, American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902)

#Kay_Boyle

In 1992

Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)

#Charles_Lamb

In 1834

Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958)

#Dave_Henderson

In 2015

Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (b. 1920)

#Jaan_Kross

In 2007

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)

#Benazir_Bhutto

In 2007

Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)

#Max_Beckmann

In 1950

William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)

#William_Bowyer_(1663-1737)

In 1737

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)

#Alexandre_Pierre_François_Boëly

In 1858

Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)

#Stephen_F._Austin

In 1836

Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)

#Carrie_Fisher

In 2016

Nilus the Younger, Byzantine abbot (b. 910)

#Nilus_the_Younger

In 1005

Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)

#Alfred_Carpenter

In 1955

Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)

#Genrikh_Kasparyan

In 1995

Gaozong of Tang, founding emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (b. 628)

#Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang

In 683

Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan (b. 1929)

#Hafizullah_Amin

In 1979

Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)

#Ulises_Estrella

In 2014

Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (b. 1877)

#Rinaldo_Cuneo

In 1939

Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (b. 1939)

#Ben_Ammi_Ben-Israel

In 2014

Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

#Lester_B._Pearson

In 1972

Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)

#Hyacinthe_Rigaud

In 1743

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

#Ellsworth_Kelly

In 2015

Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939)

#Delaney_Bramlett

In 2008

Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)

#Alan_Bates

In 2003

Bertha of Savoy, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1051)

#Bertha_of_Savoy

In 1087

Stein Eriksen, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927)

#Stein_Eriksen

In 2015

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)

#Edmund_Mortimer,_3rd_Earl_of_March

In 1381

Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)

#Gianna_D'Angelo

In 2013

Fanny Cradock, English author and critic (b. 1909)

#Fanny_Cradock

In 1994

Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)

#Jack_Swigert

In 1982

Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)

#Jean_Mabillon

In 1707

Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874)

#Zona_Gale

In 1938

Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)

#Chris_Bell_(American_musician)

In 1978

John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)

#John_Brown_(industrialist)

In 1896

Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (b. 1750)

#Joanna_Southcott

In 1812

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933)

#Ratnasiri_Wickremanayake

In 2016

Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)

#Jean_Rondeau

In 1985

Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)

#Mehmet_Akif_Ersoy

In 1936

Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)

#Johnny_Wilson_(ice_hockey)

In 2011

Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (b. 1932)

#Meadowlark_Lemon

In 2015

Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881)

#Harry_Warner

In 1958

Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)

#Jerzy_Kawalerowicz

In 2007

Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)

#Michael_Dummett

In 2011

Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)

#Mohamad_Chatah

In 2013

Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (b. 1846)

#Achilles_Alferaki

In 1919

Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)

#Shura_Cherkassky

In 1995

Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (b. 1948)

#Farooq_Sheikh

In 2013

Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)

#Osip_Mandelstam

In 1938

Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)

#Hoagy_Carmichael

In 1981

Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)

#Charles_Martin_Hall

In 1914

William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)

#William_Armstrong,_1st_Baron_Armstrong

In 1900

George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

#George_Roy_Hill

In 2002

Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)

#Andrew_White_(Jesuit)

In 1656

Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962)

#Iván_Calderón_(baseball)

In 2003

Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)

#Hugh_Blair

In 1800

Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)

#Julian_Tuwim

In 1953

George, margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)

#George,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Ansbach

In 1543

Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)

#Hans_Albrecht_von_Barfus

In 1704

Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)

#Tingye_Li

In 2012

Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)

#Henry_Home,_Lord_Kames

In 1782

Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)

#Gustave_Eiffel

In 1923

Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

In 2015

Alfredo Pacheco, Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982)

In 2015

Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)

In 2014

Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)

In 2014

John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)

In 2013

Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)

In 2013

Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)

In 2012

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934)

In 2012

Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)

In 2012

Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938)

In 2012

Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

In 2012

Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)

In 2011

Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)

In 2011

Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923)

In 2009

Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)

In 2008

Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)

In 2004

Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)

In 1999

Billy Wright, Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960)

In 1997

Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)

In 1997

J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)

In 1994

André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)

In 1993

Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)

In 1993

Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)

In 1993

Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)

In 1988

Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)

In 1986

George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)

In 1986

Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)

In 1978

Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (b. 1932)

In 1978

Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b. 1908)

In 1974

Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)

In 1974

Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)

In 1965

Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)

In 1956

Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)

In 1952

Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)

In 1943

Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)

In 1938

Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)

In 1924

Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)

In 1771

Francesco Spiera, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1502)

In 1548

Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (b. c. 1470)

In 1518

Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1027)

In 1076

Emma of Blois, French duchess and regent

In 1003

Balderic, bishop of Utrecht (b. 897)

In 975

Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop

In 870

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