Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.

Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions

December 27th

186 Notable deaths

Theo de Meester

Dutch politician (1851-1919).

Born December 16th, 1851 in Harderwijk.

Died December 27th, 1919 at 68 years old in The Hague.

Alexey Sokolsky

Soviet chess player (1908-1969).

Born November 3rd, 1908.

Died December 27th, 1969 at 61 years old in Minsk.

Osvaldo Fattori

Italian footballer (1922-2017).

Born June 22nd, 1922.

Died December 27th, 2017 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]

Enric Bernat

Spanish businessman.

Born October 20th, 1923 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died December 27th, 2003 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Johannes Winkler

German aerospace engineer (1897-1947).

Born May 29th, 1897 in Pokój.

Died December 27th, 1947 at 50 years old in Brunswick (cerebrovascular disease).

Harold Whitlock

British athlete.

Born December 16th, 1903 in Hendon.

Died December 27th, 1985 at 82 years old in Wicklewood.

Heorhiy Kirpa

Ukrainian politician (1946-2004).

Born July 20th, 1946 in Iziaslav Raion.

Died December 27th, 2004 at 58 years old in Kyiv. [ref]

Anders Ahlgren

Wrestler.

Born February 12th, 1888 in Malmö.

Died December 27th, 1976 at 88 years old in Malmö.

Horst Caspar

German theatre actor.

Born January 20th, 1913 in Radegast.

Died December 27th, 1952 at 39 years old in Berlin.

Ivan Dresser

American long-distance runner.

Born July 3rd, 1896 in Flandreau.

Died December 27th, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City.

Deaths 141 to 150 of 186

« 12/26
/
12/28 »

Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce