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Day of the year
December 27 is the 361st day of the year (362nd in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; four days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1911 – "
Jana Gana Mana ", the
national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the
Indian National Congress .
1918 – The
Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
1918 –
Ukrainian War of Independence : The
Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine occupies
Yekaterinoslav and seizes seven airplanes from the
UPRAF , establishing an
Insurgent Air Fleet .
[12]
1922 –
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built
aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
1927 – Kern and Hammerstein's musical play
Show Boat , considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the
Ziegfeld Theatre on
Broadway .
1929 –
Soviet General Secretary
Joseph Stalin orders the "
liquidation of the kulaks as a class ".
1932 –
Radio City Music Hall , "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
1935 –
Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female
rabbi in the history of
Judaism .
1939 – The 7.8 Mw
Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern
Turkey with a maximum
Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme ). At least 32,700 people were killed.
1939 –
Winter War : Finland holds off a
Soviet attack in the
Battle of Kelja .
1945 – The
International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
1949 –
Indonesian National Revolution : The Netherlands officially recognizes
Indonesian independence. End of the
Dutch East Indies .
1966 – The
Cave of Swallows , the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in
Aquismón ,
San Luis Potosí , Mexico.
1968 –
Apollo program :
Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon.
1968 –
North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at
O'Hare International Airport , killing 28.
[13]
1978 – Spain
becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist
dictatorship .
1983 –
Pope John Paul II visits
Mehmet Ali Ağca in
Rebibbia 's prison and personally forgives him for the
1981 attack on him in
St. Peter's Square .
1985 –
Palestinian guerrillas
kill eighteen people inside the airports of
Rome , Italy, and
Vienna , Austria.
1989 – The
Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital,
Bucharest .
1991 –
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751 crashes in
Gottröra in the
Norrtälje Municipality in
Sweden , injuring 92.
[14]
1996 –
Taliban forces retake the strategic
Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around
Kabul ,
Afghanistan .
1997 – Protestant paramilitary leader
Billy Wright is assassinated in
Northern Ireland , United Kingdom.
2002 –
Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in
Grozny ,
Chechnya , Russia.
2004 –
Radiation from an explosion on the
magnetar
SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest
extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
2007 – Former Pakistani
prime minister
Benazir Bhutto
is assassinated in a shooting incident.
2007 – Riots erupt in
Mombasa, Kenya , after
Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the
presidential election , triggering a
political, economic, and humanitarian crisis .
2008 –
Operation Cast Lead : Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza.
2009 –
Iranian election protests : On the
Day of Ashura in
Tehran ,
Iran , government security forces
fire upon demonstrators.
2019 –
Bek Air Flight 2100 crashes during takeoff from
Almaty International Airport in
Almaty ,
Kazakhstan , killing 13.
[15]
Births
Pre-1600
1350 –
John I of Aragon (d. 1395)
[16]
1390 –
Anne de Mortimer , claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
[17]
1459 –
John I Albert ,
King of Poland (d. 1501)
[18]
1481 –
Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)
[19]
1493 –
Johann Pfeffinger , German theologian (d. 1573)
[20]
1566 –
Jan Jesenius , Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (d. 1621)
[21]
1571 –
Johannes Kepler , German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)
[22]
1572 –
Johannes Vodnianus Campanus , Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
1584 –
Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)
[23]
1595 –
Bohdan Khmelnytsky , hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)
1601–1900
1622 –
Teofil Rutka , Polish philosopher (d. 1700)
[24]
1633 –
Jean de Lamberville , French missionary (d. 1714)
[25]
1636 –
William Whitelock , English gentleman, Member of Parliament (d. 1717)
[26]
1637 –
Petar Kanavelić , Venetian writer (d. 1719)
[27]
1645 –
Giovanni Antonio Viscardi , Swiss architect (d. 1713)
[28]
1655 –
Abstrupus Danby , English politician (d. 1727)
[29]
1660 –
Veronica Giuliani , Italian Capuchin mystic (d. 1727)
[30]
1663 –
Johann Melchior Roos , German painter (d. 1731)
[31]
1683 –
Conyers Middleton , English priest and theologian (d. 1750)
[32]
1689 –
Jacob August Franckenstein , Encyclopedia editor, professor (d. 1733)
[33]
(baptised)
1692 –
Francis Blake Delaval , British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament (d. 1752)
[34]
1697 –
Sollom Emlyn , Irish legal writer (d. 1754)
[35]
1705 –
Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau , German prince of the House of Ascania (d. 1781)
[36]
1713 –
Giovanni Battista Borra , Italian architect and engineer (d. 1770)
[37]
1714 –
George Whitefield , English preacher and saint (d. 1770)
[38]
1715 –
Philippe de Noailles , French general (d. 1794)
1721 –
François Hemsterhuis , Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
(baptised)
1761 –
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly , Russian field marshal and politician,
Governor-General of Finland (d. 1818)
[40]
1773 –
George Cayley , English engineer and politician (d. 1857)
[41]
1776 –
Nikolay Kamensky , Russian general (d. 1811)
[42]
1797 –
Ghalib , Indian poet (d. 1869)
[43]
1797 –
Charles Hodge , American theologian (d. 1878)
[44]
1803 –
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier , Canadian activist (d. 1839)
[45]
1809 –
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis , Greek poet and politician,
Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
1822 –
Louis Pasteur , French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
[46]
1823 –
Mackenzie Bowell , English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th
Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
[47]
1827 –
Stanisław Mieroszewski , Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900)
[48]
1832 –
Pavel Tretyakov , Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the
Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)
[49]
1838 –
Lars Oftedal , Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (d. 1900)
[50]
1858 –
Juan Luis Sanfuentes , Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th
President of Chile (d. 1930)
[51]
1863 –
Louis Lincoln Emmerson , American lawyer and politician, 27th
Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)
[52]
1864 –
Hermann-Paul , French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
[53]
1878 –
Kalle Korhonen , Finnish politician (d. 1938)
[54]
1879 –
Sydney Greenstreet , English-American actor (d. 1954)
[55]
1882 –
Mina Loy , British modernist poet and artist (d. 1966)
[56]
1883 –
Cyrus S. Eaton , Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)
[57]
1888 –
Thea von Harbou , German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
[58]
1892 –
Alfred Edwin McKay , Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
[59]
1896 –
Louis Bromfield , American author and theorist (d. 1956)
[60]
1896 –
Maurice De Waele , Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
[61]
1896 –
Carl Zuckmayer , German author and playwright (d. 1977)
[62]
1898 –
Inejiro Asanuma , Japanese politician (d. 1960)
1900 –
Hans Stuck , German racing driver (d. 1978)
[63]
1901–present
1901 –
Marlene Dietrich , German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
[64]
1901 –
Irene Handl , English actress (d. 1987)
1904 –
René Bonnet , French racing driver and engineer (d. 1983)
1905 –
Cliff Arquette , American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
1906 –
Oscar Levant , American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
1907 –
Asaf Halet Çelebi , Turkish poet (d. 1958)
1907 –
Sebastian Haffner , German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1907 –
Mary Howard , English author (d. 1991)
1907 –
Conrad L. Raiford , American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
1907 –
Willem van Otterloo , Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1909 –
James Riddell , English skier and author (d. 2000)
1910 –
Charles Olson , American poet and educator (d. 1970)
1911 –
Anna Russell , English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
1913 –
Elizabeth Smart , Canadian poet and novelist (d. 1986)
[65]
1915 –
William Masters , American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
1915 –
Gyula Zsengellér , Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1916 –
Werner Baumbach , German pilot (d. 1953)
1916 –
Cathy Lewis , American actress (d. 1968)
1917 –
Buddy Boudreaux , American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
1917 –
T. Nadaraja , Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917 –
Onni Palaste , Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
1918 –
John Celardo , American captain and illustrator (d. 2012)
1919 –
Charles Sweeney , American general and pilot (d. 2004)
1920 –
Bruce Hobbs , American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
1921 –
John Whitworth , English countertenor (d. 2013)
1923 –
Bruno Bobak , Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
1923 –
Lucas Mangope , South African politician (d. 2018)
1924 –
Jean Bartik , American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
1924 –
James A. McClure , American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
1925 –
Michel Piccoli , French actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2020)
1926 –
Jerome Courtland , American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1927 –
Antony Gardner , English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
1927 –
Nityanand Swami , Indian lawyer and politician, 1st
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (d. 2012)
1927 –
Audrey Wagner , American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)
1930 –
Marshall Sahlins , American anthropologist and academic (d. 2021)
1930 –
Wilfrid Sheed , English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011)
1931 –
Scotty Moore , American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016)
1933 –
Dave Marr , American golfer (d. 1997)
1934 –
Larisa Latynina , Ukrainian gymnast and coach
1934 –
Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow , English businessman
1935 –
Michael Turnbull , English bishop
1936 –
Phil Sharpe , English cricketer (d. 2014)
1936 –
Eve Uusmees , Estonian swimmer and coach
1939 –
John Amos , American actor
[66]
1940 –
David Shepherd , English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)
1941 –
Miles Aiken , American basketball player and coach
1941 –
Mike Pinder , English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1941 –
Nolan Richardson , American basketball player and coach
1942 –
Byron Browne , American baseball player
1942 –
Thomas Menino , American politician, 53rd
Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
1942 –
Ron Rothstein , American basketball player and coach
1943 –
Cokie Roberts , American journalist and author (d. 2019)
[67]
1943 –
Joan Manuel Serrat , Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 –
Peter Sinfield , English songwriter and producer
1943 –
Roy White , American baseball player and coach
1944 –
Mick Jones , English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
[66]
1946 –
Lenny Kaye , American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1946 –
Joe Kinnear , Irish footballer and manager (d. 2024)
1946 –
Janet Street-Porter , English journalist and producer
1946 –
Polly Toynbee , English journalist and author
[68]
1947 –
Bill Eadie , American wrestler and coach
1947 –
Doug Livermore , English footballer and manager
1947 –
Willy Polleunis , Belgian runner
1948 –
Gérard Depardieu , French-Russian actor
[69]
1949 –
Terry Ito , Japanese director, producer, and critic
1950 –
Haris Alexiou , Greek singer-songwriter
1950 –
Roberto Bettega , Italian footballer and manager
1950 –
Terry Bozzio , American drummer and songwriter
1951 –
Karla Bonoff , American singer-songwriter
[66]
1951 –
Ernesto Zedillo , Mexican economist and politician, 54th
President of Mexico
[70]
1952 –
Jay Hill , Canadian farmer and politician
1952 –
David Knopfler , Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
[66]
1954 –
Kent Benson , American basketball player
[71]
1954 –
Mandie Fletcher , English director, producer, and production manager
1954 –
Teo Chee Hean , Singaporean politician and 5th
Senior Minister of Singapore
[72]
1955 –
Brad Murphey , American race car driver
1955 –
Barbara Olson , American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1956 –
Doina Melinte , Romanian runner
1958 –
Steve Jones , American golfer
1959 –
Gerina Dunwich , American astrologer, historian, and author
1959 –
Andre Tippett , American football player and coach
1960 –
Maryam d'Abo , English actress
[66]
1960 –
Donald Nally , American conductor and academic
1960 –
Terry Price , Australian golfer
1961 –
Guido Westerwelle , German lawyer and politician, 15th
Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
1962 –
Mark Few , American basketball player and coach
1962 –
John Kampfner , Singaporean journalist and author
1962 –
Bill Self , American basketball player and coach
1962 –
Sherri Steinhauer , American golfer
1963 –
Gaspar Noé , Argentine-French director and screenwriter
1964 –
Ian Gomez , American actor
[66]
1964 –
Theresa Randle , American actress
[66]
1965 –
Salman Khan , Indian film actor and producer
1966 –
Marianne Elliott , English director and producer
1966 –
Bill Goldberg , American football player, wrestler and actor
1966 –
Eva LaRue , American model and actress
[66]
1969 –
Jean-Christophe Boullion , French racing driver
1969 –
Chyna , American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)
[67]
1969 –
Sarah Vowell , American author and journalist
1970 –
Brendon Cook , Australian racing driver and rugby player
1970 –
Lorenzo Neal , American football player and radio host
1970 –
Naoko Yamazaki , Japanese pilot and astronaut
[73]
1971 –
Duncan Ferguson , Scottish footballer and coach
1971 –
Guthrie Govan , English guitarist and educator
1971 –
Savannah Guthrie , American television journalist
[67]
1972 –
Colin Charvis , Welsh rugby union player and coach
1972 –
Kevin Ollie , American basketball player and coach
1972 –
Matt Slocum , American guitarist and songwriter
[66]
1973 –
Wilson Cruz , American actor
[66]
1973 –
Kristoffer Zegers , Dutch pianist and composer
1974 –
Tomáš Janků , Czech high jumper
1974 –
Masi Oka , Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
[66]
1974 –
Fumiko Orikasa , Japanese voice actress and singer
1974 –
Jay Pandolfo , American ice hockey player and coach
[74]
1975 –
Aigars Fadejevs , Latvian race walker and therapist
1975 –
Heather O'Rourke , American actress (d. 1988)
[67]
1976 –
Nikolaos Georgeas , Greek footballer
1976 –
Piotr Morawski , Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
1976 –
Daimí Pernía , Cuban basketball player and hurdler
1976 –
Fernando Pisani , Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
1977 –
Jacqueline Pillon , Canadian actress
1977 –
Chris Tate , English footballer
1978 –
Deuce McAllister , American football player
1978 –
Lisa Jakub , Canadian actress
[75]
1979 –
Pascale Dorcelus , Canadian weightlifter
[76]
1979 –
David Dunn , English footballer and manager
1979 –
Carson Palmer , American football player
1980 –
Bernard Berrian , American football player
1980 –
Claudio Castagnoli , Swiss wrestler
1980 –
Dahntay Jones , American basketball player
1980 –
Meelis Kompus , Estonian journalist
1981 –
David Aardsma , American baseball player
1981 –
Emilie de Ravin , Australian actress
[66]
1981 –
Jay Ellis , American actor
[66]
1981 –
Moise Joseph , American-Haitian runner
1981 –
Patrick Sharp , Canadian ice hockey player
1982 –
Erin E. Stead , American illustrator
1983 –
Anthony Boric , New Zealand rugby union player
1983 –
Cole Hamels , American baseball player
1983 –
Jesse Williams , American high jumper
1984 –
Andrejs Perepļotkins , Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
1984 –
Gilles Simon , French tennis player
[77]
1985 –
Logan Bailly , Belgian footballer
1985 –
Jérôme d'Ambrosio , Belgian racing driver
1985 –
Paul Stastny , Canadian-American ice hockey player
1986 –
Torah Bright , Australian snowboarder
1986 –
Jamaal Charles , American football player
[78]
1986 –
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Jamaican sprinter
1987 –
Lily Cole , English model
1988 –
Jorge Gutiérrez , Mexican basketball player
[79]
1988 –
Hera Hilmar , Icelandic actress
1988 –
Zavon Hines , Jamaican-English footballer
1988 –
Ok Taec-yeon , South Korean singer and actor
1988 –
Rick Porcello , American baseball player
1988 –
Hayley Williams , American singer-songwriter
[66]
1989 –
Ingrid Várgas Calvo , Peruvian tennis player
[80]
1990 –
Max Lindholm , Finnish figure skater
1990 –
Jonathan Marchessault , Canadian ice hockey player
1990 –
Milos Raonic , Canadian tennis player
[81]
1990 –
Zelina Vega , American wrestler
[82]
1991 –
Chloe Bridges , American actress
[67]
1991 –
Michael Morgan , Australian rugby league player
1991 –
Beth Potter , Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner
[83]
1991 –
Danny Wilson , Scottish footballer
1992 –
Joel Indermitte , Estonian footballer
1992 –
Maicel Uibo , Estonian decathlete
1993 –
Olivia Cooke , English actress
[66]
1995 –
Timothée Chalamet , French-American actor
[66]
1995 –
Nick Chubb , American football player
[84]
1995 –
Mark Lapidus , Estonian chess player
1997 –
Vachirawit Chivaaree , Thai actor and singer
[85]
1997 –
Ana Konjuh , Croatian tennis player
[86]
1998 –
Luka Garza , American basketball player
[87]
1999 –
Brock Purdy , American football player
[88]
Deaths
Pre-1600
683 –
Gaozong of Tang , founding emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (b. 628)
870 –
Aeneas of Paris , Frankish bishop
975 –
Balderic , bishop of Utrecht (b. 897)
1003 –
Emma of Blois , French duchess and regent
1005 –
Nilus the Younger , Byzantine abbot (b. 910)
1076 –
Sviatoslav II , Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1027)
[89]
1087 –
Bertha of Savoy , Holy Roman Empress (b. 1051)
1381 –
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March , English politician (b. 1352)
1518 –
Mahmood Shah Bahmani II , sultan of the
Bahmani Sultanate (b. c. 1470)
1543 –
George , margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
1548 –
Francesco Spiera , Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1502)
1601–1900
1603 –
Thomas Cartwright , English minister and theologian (b. 1535)
[90]
1637 –
Vincenzo Giustiniani , Italian banker (b. 1564)
[91]
1641 –
Francis van Aarssens , Dutch diplomat (b. 1572)[
citation needed ]
1642 –
Herman op den Graeff , Dutch bishop (b. 1585)
[92]
1656 –
Andrew White , English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)
[93]
1660 –
Hervey Bagot , English politician (b. 1591)
[94]
1663 –
Christine of France , Duchess of
Savoy (b. 1606)[
citation needed ]
1672 –
Jacques Rohault , French philosopher (b.
1618 )
[95]
1683 –
Maria Francisca of Savoy ,
Queen consort of Portugal (b. 1646)
[96]
1689 –
Gervase Bryan , English clergyman (b. 1622)
[97]
1693 –
Henri de Villars , French prelate (b. 1621)
[98]
1694 –
Henrik Span , naval officer in the Dutch (b. 1634)
[99]
1704 –
Hans Albrecht von Barfus , Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
1707 –
Jean Mabillon , French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
[100]
1707 –
Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale , English earl, politician (b. 1654)
[101]
1737 –
William Bowyer , English printer (b. 1663)
1743 –
Hyacinthe Rigaud , French painter (b. 1659)
1771 –
Henri Pitot , French engineer, invented the
Pitot tube (b. 1695)
1776 –
Johann Rall , Hessian colonel (b.
c. 1726 )
1782 –
Henry Home, Lord Kames , Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
1800 –
Hugh Blair , Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
1812 –
Joanna Southcott , English religious leader (b. 1750)
1834 –
Charles Lamb , English essayist and poet (b. 1775)
1836 –
Stephen F. Austin , American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
1858 –
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly , French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
1895 –
Eivind Astrup , Norwegian explorer (b. 1871)
[102]
1896 –
John Brown , English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
1900 –
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong , English engineer and businessman, founded
Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)
1901–present
1914 –
Charles Martin Hall , American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
1919 –
Achilles Alferaki , Russian-Greek composer and politician,
Governor of Taganrog (b. 1846)
1923 –
Gustave Eiffel , French architect and engineer, co-designed the
Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)
1924 –
Agda Meyerson , Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)
1936 –
Mehmet Akif Ersoy , Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
1938 –
Calvin Bridges , American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
1938 –
Osip Mandelstam , Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
1938 –
Zona Gale , American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874)
1939 –
Rinaldo Cuneo , American painter (b. 1877)
1943 –
Ants Kurvits , Estonian general and politician, 10th
Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)
1950 –
Max Beckmann , German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
1952 –
Patrick Joseph Hartigan , Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
1953 –
Şükrü Saracoğlu , Turkish soldier and politician, 6th
Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1887)
1953 –
Julian Tuwim , Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
1955 –
Alfred Carpenter , English admiral,
Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)
1956 –
Lambert McKenna , Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
1965 –
Edgar Ende , German painter (b. 1901)
1972 –
Lester B. Pearson , Canadian historian and politician, 14th
Prime Minister of Canada ,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1974 –
Vladimir Fock , Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
1974 –
Amy Vanderbilt , American author (b. 1908)
1978 –
Chris Bell , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
1978 –
Houari Boumediene , Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd
President of Algeria (b. 1932)
1978 –
Bob Luman , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
1979 –
Hafizullah Amin , Afghan educator and politician, 2nd General Secretary of the
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (b. 1929)
1981 –
Hoagy Carmichael , American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)
1982 –
Jack Swigert , American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
1985 –
Jean Rondeau , French racing driver (b. 1946)
1986 –
George Dangerfield , English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
1986 –
Dumas Malone , American historian and author (b. 1892)
1987 –
Rewi Alley , New Zealand writer and political activist (b. 1897)
[103]
1988 –
Hal Ashby , American director and producer (b. 1929)
1992 –
Kay Boyle , American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902)
1993 –
Feliks Kibbermann , Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
1993 –
Evald Mikson , Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
1993 –
André Pilette , Belgian racing driver (b. 1918)
1994 –
Fanny Cradock , English author and critic (b. 1909)
1994 –
J. B. L. Reyes , Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
1995 –
Shura Cherkassky , Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
1995 –
Genrikh Kasparyan , Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
1997 –
Brendan Gill , American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)
1997 –
Billy Wright , Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960)
1999 –
Michael McDowell , American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)
2002 –
George Roy Hill , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2003 –
Alan Bates , English actor (b. 1934)
2003 –
Iván Calderón , Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962)
2004 –
Hank Garland , American guitarist (b. 1930)
2007 –
Benazir Bhutto , Pakistani politician,
Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)
[104]
2007 –
Jerzy Kawalerowicz , Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2007 –
Jaan Kross , Estonian author and poet (b. 1920)
2008 –
Delaney Bramlett , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939)
2008 –
Robert Graham , Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
2009 –
Isaac Schwartz , Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923)
2011 –
Catê , Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
2011 –
Michael Dummett , English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
2011 –
Helen Frankenthaler , American painter and educator (b. 1928)
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Johnny Wilson , Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
2012 –
Harry Carey, Jr. , American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2012 –
Lloyd Charmers , Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938)
2012 –
Tingye Li , Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
2012 –
Archie Roy , Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
2012 –
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. , American general and engineer (b. 1934)
2012 –
Salt Walther , American race car driver (b. 1947)
2013 –
Richard Ambler , English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
2013 –
Mohamad Chatah , Lebanese economist and politician,
Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)
2013 –
Gianna D'Angelo , American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
2013 –
John Matheson , Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
2013 –
Farooq Sheikh , Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (b. 1948)
2014 –
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel , American-Israeli religious leader, founded the
African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (b. 1939)
2014 –
Ulises Estrella , Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)
2014 –
Ronald Li , Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)
2014 –
Karel Poma , Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)
2015 –
Stein Eriksen , Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927)
2015 –
Dave Henderson , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958)
2015 –
Ellsworth Kelly , American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2015 –
Meadowlark Lemon , American basketball player and minister (b. 1932)
2015 –
Alfredo Pacheco , Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982)
2015 –
Stevie Wright , English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
2016 –
Carrie Fisher , American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)
2016 –
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake , Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933)
2018 –
Frank Blaichman , Polish resistance fighter (b. 1922)
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2019 –
Maria Creveling , American League of Legends player (b. 1995)
[107]
2023 –
Lee Sun-kyun , South Korean actor (b. 1975)
[108]
2023 –
Gaston Glock , Austrian firearm engineer and founder of
Glock (b. 1929)
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