December 27

Events

Pre-1600

• 537 – The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1512 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1521 – The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg, disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

• 1655 – Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1657 – The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1703 – Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which allows Portugal to export wines to England on favorable trade terms.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1814 – War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner Template:USS brings to an end Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet, which fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard Template:HMS, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1836 – The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1845 – Having coined the phrase "manifest destiny" the previous July, journalist John L. O'Sullivan argued in his newspaper New York Morning News that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country.<ref>Template:Cite book; Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1922 – Template:Ship 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 Template:M 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.<ref name="NTSB-AAR-70-27 Final Report">Template:Cite web - Copy at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University</ref>
• 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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.
• 1999 – Burger King and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission order a recall of plastic Poké Ball containers after they are determined to be a choking hazard.<ref name="boston">Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

• 1350 – John I of Aragon (d. 1395)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1390 – Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
• 1459 – John I Albert, King of Poland (d. 1501)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1481 – Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)<ref>Template:Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie</ref>
• 1493 – Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (d. 1573)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1566 – Jan Jesenius, Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (d. 1621)<ref>Kachlik, D., Vichnar, D., Kachlikova, D., Musil, V., Szabo, K., & Stingl, J. (2013). The life and work of Jan Jesensky (1566–1621), the physician of a dying time. Journal of Medical Biography, 21(3), 153–163. Template:Doi</ref>
• 1571 – Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1572 – Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
• 1584 – Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1595 – Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)

1601–1900

• 1622 – Teofil Rutka, Polish philosopher (d. 1700)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1633 – Jean de Lamberville, French missionary (d. 1714)<ref>Jaenen, C. J., "Lamberville, Jean de", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003</ref>
• 1636 – William Whitelock, English gentleman, Member of Parliament (d. 1717)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1637 – Petar Kanavelić, Venetian writer (d. 1719)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1645 – Giovanni Antonio Viscardi, Swiss architect (d. 1713)<ref name="Penguin Dictionary p. 301">Fleming, John, et al. (1972) The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture; 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 301</ref>
• 1655 – Abstrupus Danby, English politician (d. 1727)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1660 – Veronica Giuliani, Italian Capuchin mystic (d. 1727)<ref name=pope>Pope Benedict XVI, "Saint Veronica Giuliani", General audience, December 15, 2010 w2.vatican.va, accessed 17 November 2019</ref>
• 1663 – Johann Melchior Roos, German painter (d. 1731)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1683 – Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (d. 1750)<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
• 1689 – Jacob August Franckenstein, Encyclopedia editor, professor (d. 1733)<ref name=Nowosadtko>Template:Cite web</ref>
• (baptised) 1692 – Francis Blake Delaval, British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament (d. 1752)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1697 – Sollom Emlyn, Irish legal writer (d. 1754)<ref>Template:DNB</ref>
• 1705 – Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince of the House of Ascania (d. 1781)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1713 – Giovanni Battista Borra, Italian architect and engineer (d. 1770)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1714 – George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (d. 1770)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1715 – Philippe de Noailles, French general (d. 1794)
• 1721 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)Template:Sfn
• (baptised) 1761 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1818)<ref>

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• 1773 – George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1776 – Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1797 – Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1797 – Charles Hodge, American theologian (d. 1878)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1803 – François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)<ref>Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online</ref>
• 1809 – Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
• 1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
• 1823 – Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)<ref>Template:Canadabio</ref>
• 1827 – Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1832 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1838 – Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (d. 1900)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1858 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1863 – Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1864 – Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1878 – Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (d. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1879 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (d. 1954)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1882 – Mina Loy, British modernist poet and artist (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1888 – Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1892 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)<ref>Broad, G. (2017). One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps. Canada: University of Toronto Press.</ref>
• 1896 – Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1896 – Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1896 – Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1898 – Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
• 1900 – Hans Stuck, German racing driver (d. 1978)<ref name=mem>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

• 1901 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 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 – James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1936 – Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (d. 2014)
• 1936 – Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
• 1939 – John Amos, American actor (d. 2024)<ref name="AP" />
• 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)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1943 – Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 – Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1943 – Roy White, American baseball player and coach
• 1944 – Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" />
• 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<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 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<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 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<ref name="AP" />
• 1951 – Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1952 – Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
• 1952 – David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
• 1954 – Kent Benson, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1954 – Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
• 1954 – Teo Chee Hean, Singaporean politician and 5th Senior Minister of Singapore<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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<ref name="AP" />
• 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<ref name="AP" />
• 1964 – Theresa Randle, American actress<ref name="AP" />
• 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<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1969 – Jean-Christophe Boullion, French racing driver
• 1969 – Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
• 1969 – Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
• 1970 – Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
• 1970 – Naoko Yamazaki, Japanese pilot and astronaut<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1971 – Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1971 – Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator
• 1971 – Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist<ref name="UPI" />
• 1972 – Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach
• 1972 – Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
• 1972 – Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
• 1973 – Wilson Cruz, American actor<ref name="AP" />
• 1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
• 1974 – Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
• 1974 – Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer<ref name="AP" />
• 1974 – Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1974 – Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:NHL profile</ref>
• 1975 – Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
• 1975 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)<ref name="UPI" />
• 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1979 – Pascale Dorcelus, Canadian weightlifter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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<ref name="AP" />
• 1981 – Jay Ellis, American actor<ref name="AP" />
• 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1985 – Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
• 1985 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian racing driver
• 1985 – Adil Rami, French footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1985 – Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
• 1986 – Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
• 1986 – Jamaal Charles, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1986 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
• 1987 – Lily Cole, English model
• 1988 – Jorge Gutiérrez, Mexican basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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<ref name="AP" />
• 1989 – Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1990 – Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
• 1990 – Jonathan Marchessault, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1990 – Zelina Vega, American wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1991 – Chloe Bridges, American actress<ref name="UPI" />
• 1991 – Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 – Beth Potter, Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1991 – Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
• 1992 – Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
• 1992 – Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
• 1993 – Olivia Cooke, English actress<ref name="AP" />
• 1994 – Isi Palazón, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1995 – Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor<ref name="AP" />
• 1995 – Nick Chubb, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1995 – Ghislain Konan, Ivorian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1995 – Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
• 1997 – Mads Juel Andersen, Danish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1997 – Vachirawit Chivaaree, Thai actor and singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1997 – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1997 – Jang Gyu-ri, South Korean actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1998 – Luka Garza, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1999 – Brock Purdy, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2001 – Ander Barrenetxea, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 683 – Gaozong of Tang, 3rd 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)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 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)<ref>Template:EB1911</ref>
• 1637 – Vincenzo Giustiniani, Italian banker (b. 1564)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1641 – Francis van Aarssens, Dutch diplomat (b. 1572)Template:Citation needed
• 1642 – Herman op den Graeff, Dutch bishop (b. 1585)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1656 – Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)<ref>Template:CathEncy</ref>
• 1660 – Hervey Bagot, English politician (b. 1591)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1663 – Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (b. 1606)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1672 – Jacques Rohault, French philosopher (b. 1618)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1683 – Maria Francisca of Savoy, Queen consort of Portugal (b. 1646)<ref>"Illness and death of Maria Francisca Isabel of Savoy (1646-1683), queen of Portugal", Donne, Cultura e Società nel Panorama Lusitano e Internazionale (secoli XVI-XXI), Viterbo, Edizione Sette Città, 2017, pp. 73-91.</ref>
• 1689 – Gervase Bryan, English clergyman (b. 1622)<ref>Template:DNB</ref>
• 1693 – Henri de Villars, French prelate (b. 1621)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1694 – Henrik Span, naval officer in the Dutch (b. 1634)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1704 – Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
• 1707 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)<ref>Smith, W. (2008). Dom Jean Mabillon, 1632–1707 'Most Learned and Humble of Men' ~ Part I ~. The Downside Review, 126(442), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/001258060812644202</ref>
• 1707 – Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale, English earl, politician (b. 1654)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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. Template:Circa)
• 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)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 2019 – Maria Creveling, American League of Legends player (b. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 2023 – Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor (b. 1975)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2023 – Gaston Glock, Austrian firearm engineer and founder of Glock (b. 1929)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2024 – Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (b. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2024 – Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (b. 1951)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2024 – Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Blessed Francesco Spoto
  • Blessed Sára Salkaházi
  • Fabiola
  • John the Apostle
  • Pope Maximus of Alexandria
  • Nicarete
  • Theodorus and Theophanes
  • December 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day (North Korea)
• Emergency Rescuer's Day (Russia)
• Saint Stephen's Day (Eastern Orthodox Church; a public holiday in Romania)
• The third of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• Template:NYT On this day
• Historical Events on December 27