December 27 Explained
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 - 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 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)
- 1493 - Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (d. 1573)[19]
- 1566 - Jan Jesenius, Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (d. 1621)[20]
- 1571 - Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)[21]
- 1572 - Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
- 1584 - Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)[22]
- 1595 - Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)
1601–1900
- 1622 - Teofil Rutka, Polish philosopher (d. 1700)[23]
- 1633 - Jean de Lamberville, French missionary (d. 1714)[24]
- 1636 - William Whitelock, English gentleman, Member of Parliament (d. 1717)[25]
- 1637 - Petar Kanavelić, Venetian writer (d. 1719)[26]
- 1645 - Giovanni Antonio Viscardi, Swiss architect (d. 1713)[27]
- 1655 - Abstrupus Danby, English politician (d. 1727)[28]
- 1660 - Veronica Giuliani, Italian Capuchin mystic (d. 1727)[29]
- 1663 - Johann Melchior Roos, German painter (d. 1731)[30]
- 1683 - Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (d. 1750)[31]
- 1689 - Jacob August Franckenstein, Encyclopedia editor, professor (d. 1733)[32]
- (baptised) 1692 - Francis Blake Delaval, British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament (d. 1752)[33]
- 1697 - Sollom Emlyn, Irish legal writer (d. 1754)
- 1705 - Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince of the House of Ascania (d. 1781)[34]
- 1713 - Giovanni Battista Borra, Italian architect and engineer (d. 1770)[35]
- 1714 - George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (d. 1770)[36]
- 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)[37]
- 1773 - George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)[38]
- 1776 - Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)[39]
- 1797 - Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)[40]
- 1797 - Charles Hodge, American theologian (d. 1878)[41]
- 1803 - François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)[42]
- 1809 - Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
- 1822 - Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)[43]
- 1823 - Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
- 1827 - Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900)[44]
- 1832 - Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)[45]
- 1838 - Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (d. 1900)[46]
- 1858 - Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)[47]
- 1863 - Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)[48]
- 1864 - Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)[49]
- 1878 - Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (d. 1938)[50]
- 1879 - Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (d. 1954)[51]
- 1882 - Mina Loy, British modernist poet and artist (d. 1966)[52]
- 1883 - Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)[53]
- 1888 - Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)[54]
- 1892 - Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)[55]
- 1896 - Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)[56]
- 1896 - Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)[57]
- 1896 - Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)[58]
- 1898 - Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
- 1900 - Hans Stuck, German racing driver (d. 1978)[59]
1901–present
- 1901 - Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)[60]
- 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)[61]
- 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
- 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 (d. 2024)
- 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)[62]
- 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
- 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[63]
- 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[64]
- 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
- 1951 - Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico[65]
- 1952 - Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
- 1952 - David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1954 - Kent Benson, American basketball player[66]
- 1954 - Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
- 1954 - Teo Chee Hean, Singaporean politician and 5th Senior Minister of Singapore[67]
- 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
- 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
- 1964 - Theresa Randle, American actress
- 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[68]
- 1969 - Jean-Christophe Boullion, French racing driver
- 1969 - Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)
- 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[69]
- 1971 - Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
- 1971 - Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator
- 1971 - Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist
- 1972 - Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach
- 1972 - Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
- 1972 - Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1973 - Wilson Cruz, American actor
- 1973 - Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
- 1974 - Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
- 1974 - Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
- 1974 - Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1974 - Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
- 1975 - Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
- 1975 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
- 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[70]
- 1979 - Pascale Dorcelus, Canadian weightlifter[71]
- 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
- 1981 - Jay Ellis, American actor
- 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[72]
- 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[73]
- 1986 - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
- 1987 - Lily Cole, English model
- 1988 - Jorge Gutiérrez, Mexican basketball player[74]
- 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
- 1989 - Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player[75]
- 1990 - Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
- 1990 - Jonathan Marchessault, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 - Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player[76]
- 1990 - Zelina Vega, American wrestler[77]
- 1991 - Chloe Bridges, American actress
- 1991 - Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 - Beth Potter, Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner[78]
- 1991 - Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
- 1992 - Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
- 1992 - Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
- 1993 - Olivia Cooke, English actress
- 1995 - Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor
- 1995 - Nick Chubb, American football player[79]
- 1995 - Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
- 1997 - Vachirawit Chivaaree, Thai actor and singer[80]
- 1997 - Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player[81]
- 1998 - Luka Garza, American basketball player[82]
- 1999 - Brock Purdy, American football player[83]
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)[84]
- 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)
- 1637 - Vincenzo Giustiniani, Italian banker (b. 1564)[85]
- 1641 - Francis van Aarssens, Dutch diplomat (b. 1572)
- 1642 - Herman op den Graeff, Dutch bishop (b. 1585)[86]
- 1656 - Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)
- 1660 - Hervey Bagot, English politician (b. 1591)[87]
- 1663 - Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (b. 1606)
- 1672 - Jacques Rohault, French philosopher (b. 1618)[88]
- 1683 - Maria Francisca of Savoy, Queen consort of Portugal (b. 1646)[89]
- 1689 - Gervase Bryan, English clergyman (b. 1622)
- 1693 - Henri de Villars, French prelate (b. 1621)[90]
- 1694 - Henrik Span, naval officer in the Dutch (b. 1634)[91]
- 1704 - Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
- 1707 - Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)[92]
- 1707 - Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale, English earl, politician (b. 1654)[93]
- 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.)
- 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)[94]
- 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)[95]
- 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)[96]
- 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)[97]
- 2011 - 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)[98]
- 2019 - Maria Creveling, American League of Legends player (b. 1995)[99]
- 2023 - Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor (b. 1975)[100]
- 2023 - Gaston Glock, Austrian firearm engineer and founder of Glock (b. 1929)[101]
Holidays and observances
External links
Notes and References
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