Notable Deaths on December 27
820+ people died on this day throughout history
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth
1791–1858 (age 67)
Grove Street Cemetery
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (1791-1858) was an American inventor and government official from Windsor, Connecticut.
Thomas Wilson Dorr
1805–1854 (age 49)
Swan Point Cemetery
Thomas Wilson Dorr (1805-1854) was a Providence-based individual buried at Swan Point Cemetery.
Judah Dana
1772–1845 (age 73)
Fryeburg Village Cemetery
Judah Dana (1772-1845) was a Maine resident and merchant whose specific business ventures are not well documented.
Charlie Maxwell
1927–2024 (age 97)
Wildey Cemetery
Charlie Maxwell (1927–2024) was laid to rest at Wildey Cemetery after dying in Lawton.
Franco Mantovi
1932–2024 (age 92)
cemetery of Lesignana
Italian journalist whose reporting and commentary shaped public discourse.
Otto Th. Nielsen
1919–2023 (age 104)
Asmild Kirkegård
Otto Th. Nielsen was a politician whose steady service left a lasting imprint on his community.
Lee Sun-kyun
1975–2023 (age 48)
North Jeolla
Lee Sun-kyun (Korean: 이선균; March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor.
PC Siqueira
1986–2023 (age 37)
Cemitério Primaveras I
PC Siqueira was a Brazilian YouTuber and digital content creator from Guarulhos who lived from 1986 to 2023 and was buri...
Yuriy Arabov
1954–2023 (age 69)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Yuri Nikolaevich Arabov (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Арабов; 25 October 1954 – 27 December 2023) was ...
Jacques Delors
1925–2023 (age 98)
Cemetery Fontaine-la-Gaillarde
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (French: [ʒak lysjɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ dəlɔʁ]; 20 July 1925 – 27 December 2023) was a French pol...
Andrzej Iwan
1959–2022 (age 63)
Batowice Cemetery
Andrzej Iwan (10 November 1959 – 27 December 2022) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a forward.
André Miquel
1929–2022 (age 93)
cemetery Saint-Lazare (Montpellier)
André Miquel (26 September 1929 – 27 December 2022) was a French Arabist and historian, specialist of Arabic literatu...
Guy Prieur
1941–2022 (age 81)
Cemetery of Saint-Gondon
Guy Prieur is remembered as a patient and generous school teacher who nurtured the Saint-Gondon community.
Chaim Walder
1968–2021 (age 53)
Segula Cemetery
Chaim Eliezer Walder (Hebrew: חיים אליעזר ולדר, romanized: Ḥayyim Eliʿezer Valder; 15 November 1968 –...
Roland Damu
1974–2021 (age 47)
Farkasréti Cemetery
Roland Damu was a Hungarian actor whose performances enriched the nation's cultural landscape.
Kazimierz Lewandowski
1951–2021 (age 70)
Gdańsk
Kazimierz Lewandowski (28 March 1951 – 27 December 2021) was a Polish rower.
Lesław Lic
1930–2021 (age 91)
Bronowice Cemetery
Lesław Lic was a Polish composer whose musical works enriched Polish cultural life.
Yegor Prosvirnin
1986–2021 (age 35)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Egor Aleksandrovich Prosvirnin (Russian: Егор Александрович Просвирнин; April 3, 1986 – Dec...
Ted Damron
1948–2020 (age 72)
Iaeger
Ted Damron (1948–2020) was a Man, West Virginia native now buried in Iaeger.
Věra Kvasničková
1932–2020 (age 88)
Cemetery in Židenice
Věra Kvasničková (1932–2020) was a member of the Židenice community.
Eva Vorlíčková
1931–2020 (age 89)
Cemetery in Nebušice
Eva Vorlíčková was a Czech woman whose life spanned nearly nine decades of the twentieth century.
Mustafa Kandıralı
1930–2020 (age 90)
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Originally named Mustafa Kadıoğlu (born 1930, Kandıra, Kocaeli, Turkey- 27 December 2020, Tuzla, Istanbul), he was a ...
Teresa Trzeciak
1941–2019 (age 78)
Ruda Śląska
Teresa Trzeciak (1941–2019) was a resident of Ruda Śląska.
Fabien Thiémé
1952–2019 (age 67)
Cimetière de Marly
Fabien Thiémé (11 July 1952 – 27 December 2019) was a French politician.
Richard Overton
1906–2018 (age 112)
Texas State Cemetery
Richard Overton (1906–2018) was celebrated as the oldest surviving American World War II veteran and is buried at Texa...
Warren Wells
1942–2018 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Wide receiver Warren Wells (1942–2018) wowed AFL crowds with his speed before being buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Par...
Tadeusz Pieronek
1934–2018 (age 84)
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Tadeusz Pieronek (pronounced [taˈdɛ.uʂ pjɛˈrɔnɛk]; 24 October 1934 – 27 December 2018) was a Polish Roman Catho...
Agnieszka Dymecka
1966–2018 (age 52)
Cmentarz Bródnowski
Agnieszka Dymecka was a Polish presenter and media professional known for her engaging work in broadcasting.
Antoni Rogóyski
1928–2018 (age 90)
Cmentarz Bródnowski
Antoni Rogóyski was a Polish pediatrician dedicated to providing quality healthcare to children.
Robert Werle
1954–2018 (age 64)
Junikowo Cemetery
Polish sports executive whose leadership advanced athletic organizations and sporting development.
Manfred Lossau
1934–2017 (age 83)
Aachen Forest Cemetery
Manfred Lossau was a university teacher dedicated to academic excellence and student mentorship.
Carrie Fisher
1956–2016 (age 60)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Beverly Hills-born Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) was a beloved actress and writer celebrated internationally for portrayin...
Angelika Hofer
1957–2016 (age 59)
Hopfen am See municipal cemetery
Angelika Hofer was a German author whose literary contributions were widely recognized.
Avangard Fedotov
1925–2015 (age 90)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Russian professor whose academic work and teaching influenced numerous students and colleagues.
Tigran Karakhanov
1944–2015 (age 71)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Tigran Karakhanov (1944-2015) was a Moscow-based Russian of Armenian descent.
Elaine Summers
1925–2014 (age 89)
Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery
Elaine Summers (1925–2014) was a pioneering dancer, filmmaker, and choreographer originally from Perth, whose gravesit...
Wolfgang Luppe
1931–2014 (age 83)
St. Laurentius church
Wolfgang Luppe was a university teacher dedicated to academic excellence and student mentorship.
Lizanne Truex
1931–2013 (age 82)
Pacific View Memorial Park
Lizanne Truex (1931–2013) was a Kansas City native who was buried at Pacific View Memorial Park.
Alice Maxine "Pat" Browne
1932–2013 (age 81)
Woodlawn Memory Gardens
Alice Maxine "Pat" Browne (1932–2013) was an Ozark resident whose memory is honored at Woodlawn Memory Gardens.
Reinhold Aigner
1920–2013 (age 93)
Zentralfriedhof Graz
Historian Reinhold Aigner nurtured a deep appreciation for Styrian history through careful research and mentorship.
Květoslava Nermutová
1927–2013 (age 86)
Brno Central Cemetery
Květoslava Nermutová was a long-lived member of the Brno community.
Anna Poppek
1961–2013 (age 52)
Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw
Anna Poppek was a Polish journalist dedicated to truth-telling and public information.
Harry Carey
1921–2012 (age 91)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Harry Carey was a Santa Clarita-based actor whose long career in film and television earned him lasting recognition befo...
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
1934–2012 (age 78)
West Point Cemetery
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934-2012) of Trenton was a U.S. Army general who led coalition forces during the Gulf War.
Albert Riederer
1945–2012 (age 67)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Albert Riederer (1945–2012) was an American jurist who served on the Missouri bench and is buried at Mount Olivet Ceme...
Aleksandra Mierzecka-Garlicka
1933–2012 (age 79)
Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw
Aleksandra Mierzecka-Garlicka was a Polish photographer who lived from 1933 to 2012.
Dan Terry
1924–2011 (age 87)
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Dan Terry (1924–2011) found his final resting place at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Kingston.
Iván Arancibia
1952–2011 (age 59)
Cementerio N° 3 de Valparaíso
Iván Arancibia was a Chilean from Valparaíso who lived from 1952 to 2011 and was buried at Cementerio N° 3 de Valpara...
Geneviève Moll
1942–2011 (age 69)
Eure
Geneviève Moll was a French writer whose literary works enriched the landscape of contemporary French literature.
John F. Harvey
1918–2010 (age 92)
Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery
John F. Harvey (1918–2010) was a Philadelphia-based Catholic priest whose work is memorialized at the Oblates of Saint...