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December 27th
261 Notable deaths
Hawwari Bumadian
Head of state of algeria from 1965 to 1978.
Born August 23rd, 1932 in Guelma.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 46 years old in Algiers (Waldenström macroglobulinemia).
Ben Barres
American neurobiologist (1954–2017).
Born September 13th, 1954 in West Orange. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2017 at 63 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Denis Nikitin
Russian far-right activist and entrepreneur, the founder and representative member of the russian volunteer corps.
Born March 6th, 1984 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2025 at 41 years old [ref]
Michael Dummett
British philosopher (1925–2011).
Born June 27th, 1925 in London.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 86 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Ned Maddrell
Manx fisherman (1877–1974).
Born August 20th, 1877 in Cregneash. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1974 at 97 years old in Cregneash. [ref]
Helen Rodríguez Trías
American pediatrician and activist (1929–2001).
Born July 7th, 1929 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz.
Rotimi Akeredolu
Nigerian politician and lawyer.
Born July 21st, 1956 in Owo. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2023 at 67 years old in Hanover (prostate cancer, leukemia). [ref]
Julius Schaub
German politician (nsdap), mdr, adolf hitler's long-time personal chief adjutant (1898–1967).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Munich.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 69 years old in Munich.
Louis V. Gerstner
American businessman (1942-2025).
Born March 1st, 1942 in Mineola.
Died December 27th, 2025 at 83 years old in Jupiter. [ref]
Andrew Vachss
American writer and lawyer (1942–2021).
Born October 19th, 1942 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 2021 at 79 years old in Pacific Northwest. [ref]
Peter Deunov
Christian philosopher, teacher of esoteric christianity (1864–1944).
Born July 11th, 1864 in Nikolaevka.
Died December 27th, 1944 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Mehmet Âkif Ersoy
Turkish poet and writer (1873–1936).
Born December 20th, 1873 in Fatih.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Moldova (liver cirrhosis).
Nikolay Nekrasov
Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher (1821–1878).
Born December 10th, 1821 in Nemyriv. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1878 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Charles Martin Hall
American chemist (1863-1914).
Born December 6th, 1863 in Thompson Township.
Died December 27th, 1914 at 51 years old in Daytona Beach.
Stein Eriksen
Norwegian alpine skier (1927–2015).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Oslo.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Park City. [ref]
Henri Winkelman
Dutch military officer (1876–1952).
Born August 17th, 1876 in Maastricht.
Died December 27th, 1952 at 76 years old in Soesterberg.
Natalia Pavlovna Paley
Member of the romanov family (1905-1981).
Born December 5th, 1905 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 76 years old in New York City.
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
Catalan architect (1850–1923).
Born December 21st, 1850 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1923 at 73 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Gary Graffman
American musician (1928–2025).
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2025 at 97 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Link
American screenwriter and producer (1933–2020).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 2020 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Infanta Antónia of Portugal
Portuguese royal.
Born February 17th, 1845 in Lisbon, Belém Palace.
Died December 27th, 1913 at 68 years old in Sigmaringen.
Keri Hulme
New zealand writer.
Born March 9th, 1947 in Christchurch.
Died December 27th, 2021 at 74 years old in Waimate. [ref]
Harry Hopman
Australian tennis player (1906-1985).
Born August 12th, 1906 in Sydney.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 79 years old in Largo.
Ja’afar I of Negeri Sembilan
King of negeri sembilan (1967 - 2008) & king of malaysia (1994 - 1999).
Born July 19th, 1922 in Klang.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Seremban.
Miúcha
Brazilian musician (1937–2018).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett