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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[537]] &ndash; The second [[Hagia Sophia]] in Constantinople is consecrated.<ref>{{cite book|last=Eckersley|first=Tracey|chapter=Building of the Second Church Dedicated to the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople (AD 537)|title=Great Events in Religion: An Encyclopedia of Pivotal Events in Religious History|editor-last1=Curta|editor-first1=Florin|editor-last2=Holt|editor-first2=Andrew|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2017|isbn=9781610695657|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dgF9DQAAQBAJ|page=299}}</ref>
*[[1512]] &ndash; The Spanish Crown issues the [[Laws of Burgos]], governing the conduct of settlers with regard to [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|native Indians]] in the [[New World]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Kendall|chapter=Laws of Burgos|title=Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History: A Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. Vol. 2: D—M|editor-last=Francis|editor-first=J. Michael|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2005|isbn=9781851094219|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMNoS-g1h8cC|page=647}}</ref>
*[[1521]] &ndash; The [[Zwickau prophets]] arrive in [[Wittenberg]], disturbing the peace and preaching the [[Apocalypse]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Loewen|first=Harry|title=Ink Against the Devil: Luther and His Opponents|location=Waterloon, Ont.|publisher=Wilfrid Laurier University Press|date=2015|isbn=9781771121354|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zfn-CgAAQBAJ|page=36}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1655]] &ndash; [[Second Northern War]]/the [[Deluge (history)|Deluge]]: Monks at the [[Jasna Góra Monastery]] in [[Częstochowa]] are successful in fending off a [[Siege of Jasna Góra|month-long siege]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dabrowski|first=Patrice M.|title=Poland: The First Thousand Years|location=DeKalb, Ill.|publisher=Northern Illinois University Press|date=2014|isbn=9780875807560|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PK68DwAAQBAJ|pages=203–204}}</ref>
*[[1657]] &ndash; The [[Flushing Remonstrance]] articulates for the first time in North American history that [[freedom of religion]] is a fundamental right.<ref>{{cite book|last=Haefeli|first=Evan|title=New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty|location=Philadelphia|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|date=2012|isbn=9780812244083|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6REAYXK1HmMC|page=169}}</ref>
*[[1703]] &ndash; Portugal and England sign the [[Methuen Treaty]] which allows Portugal to export [[wine]]s to England on favorable trade terms.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ratliff|first=William G.|chapter=Treaty of Methuen|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|editor-last1=Olson|editor-first1=James Stuart|editor-last2=Shadle|editor-first2=Robert|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1991|isbn=9780313262579|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC|page=620}}</ref>
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: The destruction of the schooner {{USS|Carolina|1812|6}} brings to an end Commodore [[Daniel Patterson (naval officer)|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>{{cite book|last=Helm|first=Glenn E.|chapter=Henley, John Dandridge|title=The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812: A Political, Social, and Military History. Vol. 1: A—K|editor-last=Tucker|editor-first=Spencer C.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2012|isbn=9781851099566|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hVSrJBQYAk8C|pages=338–339}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Charles Darwin]] embarks on [[Second voyage of HMS Beagle|his journey]] aboard {{HMS|Beagle}}, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of [[evolution]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Helm|first=Glenn E.|chapter=''Beagle'', Voyage of (1831-1836)|title=The British Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. 2|editor-last=Doyle|editor-first=Mark|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2018|isbn=9781440841972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2fJgDwAAQBAJ|page=4}}</ref>
*[[1836]] &ndash; The worst ever [[Lewes avalanche|avalanche]] in England occurs at [[Lewes]], [[Sussex]], killing eight people.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Adam|last2=Cameron|first2=Iain|title=Cool Britannia: Snowier Times in 1580-1930 Than Since|location=Rothersthorpe, West Northamptonshire, UK|publisher=Paragon Publishing|date=2010|isbn=9781907611469|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2ISsNcZFNEC|page=51}}</ref>
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Diethyl ether|Ether]] [[anesthetic]] is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in [[Jefferson, Georgia|Jefferson]], Georgia.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Raper|first=Howard R.|title=A Review of the Crawford W. Long Centennial Anniversary Celebrations|journal=Bulletin of the History of Medicine|date=March 1943|page=343|issn=0007-5140|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-IHAQAAMAAJ&q=+%22december+27%22|accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref>
*  1845   &ndash; 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>{{cite book|last=Clary|first=David A.|title=Eagles and Empire: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle for a Continent|location=New York|publisher=Bantam Books|date=2009|isbn=9780553806526|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lJasmxZqUBYC|pages=48–49|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Melillo|first=Edward D.|title=Strangers on Familiar Soil: Rediscovering the Chile-California Connection|location=New Haven, Conn.|publisher=Yale University Press|date=2015|isbn=9780300206623|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjmbCgAAQBAJ|page=78}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1911]] &ndash; "[[Jana Gana Mana]]", the [[national anthem]] of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the [[Indian National Congress]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; The [[Greater Poland Uprising (1918–19)|Great Poland Uprising]] against the Germans begins.
*  1918   &ndash; [[Ukrainian War of Independence]]: The [[Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine]] occupies [[Yekaterinoslav]] and seizes seven airplanes from the [[Ukrainian People's Republic Air Fleet|UPRAF]], establishing an [[Air Fleet of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine|Insurgent Air Fleet]].<ref>{{cite book|first1=Alexander|last1=Belash|first2=Victor|last2=Belash|title=Дороги Нестора Махно|year=1993|language=ru|location=Kiev|publisher=RVC "Proza"|page=50}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Hōshō}} becomes the first purpose-built [[aircraft carrier]] to be commissioned in the world.
*[[1927]] &ndash; Kern and Hammerstein's musical play ''[[Show Boat]]'', considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1927)|Ziegfeld Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Soviet General Secretary]] [[Joseph Stalin]] orders the "[[Dekulakization|liquidation of the kulaks as a class]]".
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Radio City Music Hall]], "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Regina Jonas]] is ordained as the first female [[rabbi]] in the history of [[Judaism]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; The 7.8 {{M|w}} [[1939 Erzincan earthquake|Erzincan earthquake]] shakes eastern [[Turkey]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''). At least 32,700 people were killed.
*  1939   &ndash; [[Winter War]]: Finland holds off a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] attack in the [[Battle of Kelja]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[International Monetary Fund]] is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Indonesian National Revolution]]: The Netherlands officially recognizes [[Indonesia]]n independence. End of the [[Dutch East Indies]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; The [[Cave of Swallows]], the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in [[Aquismón]], [[San Luis Potosí]], Mexico.
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Apollo program]]: [[Apollo 8]] splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon.
*1968   &ndash; [[North Central Airlines Flight 458]] crashes at [[O'Hare International Airport]], killing 28.<ref name="NTSB-AAR-70-27 Final Report">{{cite web |date=November 12, 1970 |title=Aircraft Accident Report, North Central Airlines, Inc., Convair 580, N2045, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, December 27, 1968 |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7027.pdf |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |id=NTSB-AAR-70-27}} - [https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR70-27.pdf Copy at] [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University]]</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; Spain [[Spanish transition to democracy|becomes a democracy]] after 40 years of fascist [[dictatorship]].
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] visits [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] in [[Rebibbia]]'s prison and personally forgives him for the [[Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II|1981 attack]] on him in [[St. Peter's Square]].
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] guerrillas [[Rome and Vienna airport attacks|kill eighteen people]] inside the airports of [[Rome]], Italy, and [[Vienna]], Austria.
*[[1989]] &ndash; The [[Romanian Revolution]] concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, [[Bucharest]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751]] crashes in [[Gottröra]] in the [[Norrtälje Municipality]] in [[Sweden]], injuring 92.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) OY-KHO Gottröra|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19911227-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-26|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216072730/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19911227-0 |archive-date=2005-12-16 }}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Taliban]] forces retake the strategic [[Bagram Airfield]] which solidifies their buffer zone around [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]].
*[[1997]] &ndash; Protestant paramilitary leader [[Billy Wright (loyalist)|Billy Wright]] is assassinated in [[Northern Ireland]], United Kingdom.
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[2002 Grozny truck bombing|Two truck bombs]] kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in [[Grozny]], [[Chechnya]], Russia.
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; Former Pakistani [[prime minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]] [[Assassination of Benazir Bhutto|is assassinated]] in a shooting incident.
*  2007   &ndash; Riots erupt in [[Mombasa, Kenya]], after [[Mwai Kibaki]] is declared the winner of the [[Kenyan presidential election, 2007|presidential election]], triggering a [[2007–08 Kenyan crisis|political, economic, and humanitarian crisis]].
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Operation Cast Lead]]: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza.
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[2009 Iranian presidential election protests|Iranian election protests]]: On the [[Day of Ashura]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], government security forces [[Ashura protests|fire upon]] demonstrators.
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Bek Air Flight 2100]] crashes during takeoff from [[Almaty International Airport]] in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]], killing 13.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|title=Accident: Bek F100 at Almaty on Dec 27th 2019, lost height shortly after takeoff and impacted building after two tailstrikes |url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4d127dc6&opt=0|access-date=2020-12-26 |website=www.avherald.com |publisher=[[The Aviation Herald]]}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1350]] &ndash; [[John I of Aragon]] (d. 1395)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=John I {{!}} King of Valencia, Conqueror of Sardinia & Sicily |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-king-of-Aragon |accessdate=September 28, 2023 |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928203845/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-king-of-Aragon|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1390]] &ndash; [[Anne de Mortimer]], claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)<ref>{{cite DNB |last=Tout |first=T. F. |display=Mortimer, Roger (VI) de, fourth Earl of March |wstitle=Mortimer, Roger de (1374-1398) |volume=39 |page=146 |authorlink=Thomas Frederick Tout}}</ref>
*[[1459]] &ndash; [[John I Albert]], [[King of Poland]] (d. 1501)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-Albert|title=John I Albert {{pipe}} Grand Duchy, Lithuania, Lithuania-Poland Union|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928204437/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-Albert|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1481]] &ndash; [[Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]], Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)<ref>{{Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie|4|43|53|Kasimir (Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach)|Theodor Hirsch|ADB:Kasimir}}</ref>
*[[1493]] &ndash; [[Johann Pfeffinger]], German theologian (d. 1573)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theonlineportraitgallery.com/portrait/johann-pfeffinger/|title=Portrait of Johann Pfeffinger (1493 - 1573)|publisher=The Online Portrait Gallery|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1566]] &ndash; [[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. {{doi|10.1177/0967772013479736}}</ref>
*[[1571]] &ndash; [[Johannes Kepler]], German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Kepler|title=Johannes Kepler|author=Robert S. Westman|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Johannes Vodnianus Campanus]], Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
*[[1584]] &ndash; [[Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania]] (d. 1625)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de:8008/index.php?id=12421|title=Herzog Philipp Julius von Pommern-Wolgast (1584-1625) |publisher=[[University of Greifswald]], Faculty of Arts|accessdate=2009-07-28|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103256/https://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de:8008/index.php?id=12421|archivedate=2011-07-19}}</ref>
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]], hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)
===1601–1900===
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Teofil Rutka]], Polish philosopher (d. 1700)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021110936.html|title=Rutka, Teofil, 1622-1700 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies|accessdate=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926181139/https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021110936.html |archive-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1633]] &ndash; [[Jean de Lamberville]], French missionary (d. 1714)<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lamberville_jean_de_2E.html Jaenen, C. J., "Lamberville, Jean de", ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003]</ref>
*[[1636]] &ndash; [[William Whitelock]], English gentleman, Member of Parliament (d. 1717)<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/whitlock-%28whitelocke%29-sir-william-1636-1717 | title= Whitlock, (Whitelocke), Sir William (1636-1717), of Phyllis Court, Henley, Oxon.| publisher= History of Parliament Online (1660-1690)| accessdate = 25 July 2019 }}</ref>
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Petar Kanavelić]], Venetian writer (d. 1719)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hbl.lzmk.hr/clanak.aspx?id=176|work=Hrvatski Biografski Leksikon|title=Kanavelić, Petar |language=hr|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Abstrupus Danby]], English politician (d. 1727)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Abstrupus Danby, Of an Ancient Yorkshire Family - Twickenham Museum |url=http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.php?aid=170&cid=15 |website=www.twickenham-museum.org.uk |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Veronica Giuliani]], Italian Capuchin mystic (d. 1727)<ref name=pope>[https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20101215.html Pope Benedict XVI, "Saint Veronica Giuliani", General audience, December 15, 2010] ''w2.vatican.va'', accessed 17 November 2019</ref>
*[[1663]] &ndash; [[Johann Melchior Roos]], German painter (d. 1731)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liechtensteincollections.at/en/artists/johann-melchior-roos|title=JOHANN MELCHIOR ROOS 1663–1731|publisher=Liechtenstein The Princely Collections|accessdate=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926022804/https://www.liechtensteincollections.at/en/artists/johann-melchior-roos|archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Conyers Middleton]], English priest and theologian (d. 1750)<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Middleton, Conyers}}</ref>
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Jacob August Franckenstein]], Encyclopedia editor, professor (d. 1733)<ref name=Nowosadtko>{{cite web|url= http://www.zedleriana.de/zredfranckenstein.htm |title=Jacob August Franckenstein|author=Jutta Nowosadtko|work=Zedleriana|access-date=2011-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030113/https://www.zedleriana.de/zredfranckenstein.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>
*(baptised) [[1692]] &ndash; [[Francis Blake Delaval (Royal Navy officer)|Francis Blake Delaval]], British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament (d. 1752)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/delaval-francis-1692-1752 |title=DELAVAL, Francis (1692-1752), of Ford Castle, Seaton Delaval and Dissington, Northumb., and Doddington, Lincs.|publisher=History of Parliament Online|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref>
*[[1697]] &ndash; [[Sollom Emlyn]], Irish legal writer (d. 1754)<ref>{{DNB|wstitle=Emlyn, Sollom}}</ref>
*[[1705]] &ndash; [[Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau]], German prince of the House of Ascania (d. 1781)<ref>{{cite book|author=Eduard Lange|title=Die soldaten Friedrich's des Grossen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqNDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA139|year=1853|publisher=H. Mendelssohn|page=139}}</ref>
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Borra]], Italian architect and engineer (d. 1770)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.italianartsociety.org/2015/12/giovanni-battista-borra-was-born-on-27-december-1713-in-the-piedmont-town-of-dogliani-about-37-miles-from-turin-where-he-would-spend-much-of-his-career/ |title=This Day in History: December 27|author=Anne Leader|accessdate=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928203325/https://www.italianartsociety.org/2015/12/giovanni-battista-borra-was-born-on-27-december-1713-in-the-piedmont-town-of-dogliani-about-37-miles-from-turin-where-he-would-spend-much-of-his-career/|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[George Whitefield]], English preacher and saint (d. 1770)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Whitefield|title=George Whitefield |publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1715]] &ndash; [[Philippe de Noailles]], French general (d. 1794)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[François Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790){{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=264}}
*(baptised) [[1761]] &ndash; [[Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly]], Russian field marshal and politician, [[Governor-General of Finland]] (d. 1818)<ref>
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*[[1773]] &ndash; [[George Cayley]], English engineer and politician (d. 1857)<ref>{{cite web|title= Sir George Cayley (British Inventor and Scientist)|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/100795/Sir-George-Cayley-6th-Baronet|publisher=Britannica|access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Nikolay Kamensky]], Russian general (d. 1811)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%91%D0%A1/%D0%92%D0%A2/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_2-%D0%B9,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87|title=Каменский 2-й, Николай Михайлович|language=Russian|year=1897|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Ghalib]], Indian poet (d. 1869)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mīrzā Asadullāh Khān Ghālib |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mirza-Asadullah-Khan-Ghalib |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
*  1797   &ndash; [[Charles Hodge]], American theologian (d. 1878)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Hodge|title=Charles Hodge|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier]], Canadian activist (d. 1839)<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3507 Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']</ref>
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Alexandros Rizos Rangavis]], Greek poet and politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Greece|Foreign Minister of Greece]] (d. 1892)
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Louis Pasteur]], French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Pasteur, Louis |volume= 20|last= Roscoe |first= Henry Enfield |author-link= Henry Roscoe (chemist) |pages=892-894 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Mackenzie Bowell]], English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (d. 1917)<ref>{{Canadabio|ID=7231}}</ref>
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Stanisław Mieroszewski]], Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_M/Mieroszewski_Stanislaw_1827_1900.xml|title='''Mieroszewski''' (Mieroszowski) Stanisław|work=[[Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950|Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon]]|language=de|access-date=Sep 12, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Pavel Tretyakov]], Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Tretyakov Gallery]] (d. 1897)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/news/happy-birthday-pavel-tretyakov|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PAVEL TRETYAKOV!|date=27 December 2014 |publisher=Tretyakov Gallery Magazine |accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Lars Oftedal (born 1838)|Lars Oftedal]], Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (d. 1900)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title= Lars Oftedal (prest) |first=Magnus A. |last=Mardal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=23 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Lars_Oftedal_-_prest |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Juan Luis Sanfuentes]], Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th [[President of Chile]] (d. 1930)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gray |first1=Richard B. |first2=Frederick R. |last2=Kirwin |title=Presidential Succession in Chile: 1817-1966 |journal=Journal of Inter-American Studies |volume=11 |issue=1 |date=1969 |pages=144–159 |doi=10.2307/165408|jstor=165408 }}</ref>
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Louis Lincoln Emmerson]], American lawyer and politician, 27th [[Governor of Illinois]] (d. 1941)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GE_iAAAAMAAJ&q=louis+lincoln+emmerson+politician|title=Annual Conclave|year=1941}}</ref>
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Hermann-Paul]], French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)<ref>{{cite book|title=L'Estampe Originale: A Catalogue Raisonné|author1=Donna Stein|author2=Donald H. Karshan|year=1970}}</ref>
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Kalle Korhonen]], Finnish politician (d. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Kalle Korhonen |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910788.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318010448/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910788.aspx |archive-date=18 March 2019 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Sydney Greenstreet]], English-American actor (d. 1954)<ref>{{cite book| last1=Donnelley| first1=Paul| title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries| year=2003| publisher=Omnibus| isbn=978-0-7119-9512-3| page=295| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qAhtNiAl3YsC&q=%22Sydney+Hughes+Greenstreet%22&pg=PA295| access-date=November 24, 2021| language=en}}</ref>
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Mina Loy]], British modernist poet and artist (d. 1966)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mina-Loy|title=Mina Loy|date=23 December 2023 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Cyrus S. Eaton]], Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite news|author=Alden Whitman|author-link=Alden Whitman|title=Cyrus Eaton, Industrialist, 95, Dies. Cyrus Eaton Dies at 95. Cleveland Industrialist Urged Links With Communists |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/11/archives/cyrus-eaton-industrialist-95-dies-cyrus-eaton-dies-at-95-cleveland.html|quote=Cyrus S. Eaton Sr., a multimillionaire industrialist who strongly advocated friendly relations with the Communist world, died Wednesday night at his home, Acadia Farm, near Cleveland. He was 95 years old.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 11, 1979|access-date=2014-12-15 }}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Thea von Harbou]], German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophsupp_gallery/50/|title=Thea von Harbou, 1888-1954 |journal=Author Gallery |date=27 June 2017 |accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Louis Bromfield]], American author and theorist (d. 1956)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Bromfield|title=Louis Bromfield|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
*  1896   &ndash; [[Maurice De Waele]], Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8846 |title=Maurice De Waele |work=Cycling Archives |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref>
*  1896   &ndash; [[Carl Zuckmayer]], German author and playwright (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/carlzuckmayersge0000fink|url-access=registration|quote=Carl Zuckmayer Goldschmidt.|title=Carl Zuckmayer's Germany|publisher=Haag + Herchen|author=Margot Finke|isbn=978-3-89228-577-9|year=1990}}</ref>
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Inejiro Asanuma]], Japanese politician (d. 1960)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Hans Stuck]], German racing driver (d. 1978)<ref name=mem>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Hans Stuck |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ct&n=450 |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Marlene Dietrich]], German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marlene-dietrich|title=Marlene Dietrich|author=Dr. Kelly A. Spring|year=2017|accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
*  1901   &ndash; [[Irene Handl]], English actress (d. 1987)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[René Bonnet]], French racing driver and engineer (d. 1983)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Cliff Arquette]], American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Oscar Levant]], American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Asaf Halet Çelebi]], Turkish poet (d. 1958)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Sebastian Haffner]], German journalist and author (d. 1999)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Mary Howard (romance novelist)|Mary Howard]], English author (d. 1991)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Conrad L. Raiford]], American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Willem van Otterloo]], Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[James Riddell (skier)|James Riddell]], English skier and author (d. 2000)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Charles Olson]], American poet and educator (d. 1970)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Anna Russell]], English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author)|Elizabeth Smart]], Canadian poet and novelist (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-smart |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |title=Elizabeth Smart |date=December 6, 2021 |first=Alice |last=Van Wart |others=Updated by: Andrew McIntosh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228101325/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007466 |archive-date=2006-02-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[William Masters]], American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Gyula Zsengellér]], Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Werner Baumbach]], German pilot (d. 1953)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Cathy Lewis]], American actress (d. 1968)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Buddy Boudreaux]], American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
*  1917   &ndash; [[T. Nadaraja]], Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Onni Palaste]], Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[John Celardo]], American captain and illustrator (d. 2012)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Charles Sweeney]], American general and pilot (d. 2004)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Bruce Hobbs]], American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[John Whitworth (musician)|John Whitworth]], English countertenor (d. 2013)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Bruno Bobak]], Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Lucas Mangope]], South African politician (d. 2018)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Jean Bartik]], American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
*  1924   &ndash; [[James A. McClure]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Michel Piccoli]], French actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2020)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Jerome Courtland]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Antony Gardner]], English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Nityanand Swami (politician)|Nityanand Swami]], Indian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (d. 2012)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Audrey Wagner]], American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Marshall Sahlins]], American anthropologist and academic (d. 2021)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Wilfrid Sheed]], English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Scotty Moore]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Dave Marr]], American golfer (d. 1997)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Larisa Latynina]], Ukrainian gymnast and coach
*  1934   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow]], English businessman
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Michael Turnbull (bishop)|Michael Turnbull]], English bishop
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Phil Sharpe (cricketer)|Phil Sharpe]], English cricketer (d. 2014)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Eve Uusmees]], Estonian swimmer and coach
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[John Amos]], American actor (d. 2024)<ref name="AP" />
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]], English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Miles Aiken]], American basketball player and coach
*  1941   &ndash; [[Mike Pinder]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2024)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Nolan Richardson]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Byron Browne (baseball)|Byron Browne]], American baseball player
*  1942   &ndash; [[Thomas Menino]], American politician, 53rd [[Mayor of Boston]] (d. 2014)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Ron Rothstein]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Cokie Roberts]], American journalist and author (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 27: Olivia Cooke, Timothee Chalamet |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/27/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-27-Olivia-Cooke-Timothee-Chalamet/7041672079746/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1943 &ndash; [[Joan Manuel Serrat]], Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1943 &ndash; [[Peter Sinfield]], English songwriter and producer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amorosi |first=A. D. |date=2024-11-15 |title=Peter Sinfield, Surrealist Lyricist for King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Dies at 80 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/peter-sinfield-lyricist-king-crimson-emerson-lake-palmer-dead-1236211448/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1943 &ndash; [[Roy White]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist)|Mick Jones]], English guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Lenny Kaye]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Joe Kinnear]], Irish footballer and manager (d. 2024)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Janet Street-Porter]], English journalist and producer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Polly Toynbee]], English journalist and author<ref>{{cite book|author=Ann Evory |title=Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uQdVZ96IvEC|date=June 1983|publisher=Gale / Cengage Learning|isbn=978-0-8103-1938-7}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Bill Eadie]], American wrestler and coach
*  1947   &ndash; [[Doug Livermore]], English footballer and manager
*  1947   &ndash; [[Willy Polleunis]], Belgian runner
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gérard Depardieu]], French-Russian actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Screen International Film and TV Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uBkAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited|isbn=978-0-900925-21-4}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Terry Ito]], Japanese director, producer, and critic
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Haris Alexiou]], Greek singer-songwriter
*  1950   &ndash; [[Roberto Bettega]], Italian footballer and manager
*  1950   &ndash; [[Terry Bozzio]], American drummer and songwriter
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Karla Bonoff]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1951   &ndash; [[Ernesto Zedillo]], Mexican economist and politician, 54th [[President of Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/2894/Ernesto%20Zedillo|title=Ernesto Zedillo |publisher=Busca Biografias |language=es|access-date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Jay Hill (politician)|Jay Hill]], Canadian farmer and politician
*  1952   &ndash; [[David Knopfler]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Kent Benson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kent Benson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76154/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Mandie Fletcher]], English director, producer, and production manager
*  1954   &ndash; [[Teo Chee Hean]], Singaporean politician and 5th [[Senior Minister of Singapore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/cabinet/mr-teo-chee-hean|website=[[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office, Singapore]] |title=Mr TEO Chee Hean |access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Brad Murphey]], American race car driver
*  1955   &ndash; [[Barbara Olson]], American journalist and author (d. 2001)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Doina Melinte]], Romanian runner
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Steve Jones (golfer)|Steve Jones]], American golfer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Gerina Dunwich]], American astrologer, historian, and author
*  1959   &ndash; [[Andre Tippett]], American football player and coach
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Maryam d'Abo]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1960   &ndash; [[Donald Nally]], American conductor and academic
*  1960   &ndash; [[Terry Price (golfer)|Terry Price]], Australian golfer
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Guido Westerwelle]], German lawyer and politician, 15th [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] (d. 2016)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Mark Few]], American basketball player and coach
*  1962   &ndash; [[John Kampfner]], Singaporean journalist and author
*  1962   &ndash; [[Bill Self]], American basketball player and coach
*  1962   &ndash; [[Sherri Steinhauer]], American golfer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Gaspar Noé]], Argentine-French director and screenwriter
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Ian Gomez]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1964   &ndash; [[Theresa Randle]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Salman Khan]], Indian film actor and producer
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Marianne Elliott (director)|Marianne Elliott]], English director and producer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Bill Goldberg]], American football player, wrestler and actor
*  1966   &ndash; [[Eva LaRue]], American model and actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 27, 2022 includes celebrities Timothee Chalamet, Hayley Williams |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-27-2022-includes-celebrities-timothee-chalamet-hayley-williams.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jean-Christophe Boullion]], French racing driver
*  1969   &ndash; [[Chyna]], American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1969   &ndash; [[Sarah Vowell]], American author and journalist
*  1970   &ndash; [[Lorenzo Neal]], American football player and radio host
*  1970   &ndash; [[Naoko Yamazaki]], Japanese pilot and astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=160}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Duncan Ferguson]], Scottish footballer and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Guthrie Govan]], English guitarist and educator
*  1971   &ndash; [[Savannah Guthrie]], American television journalist<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Colin Charvis]], Welsh rugby union player and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Kevin Ollie]], American basketball player and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Matt Slocum]], American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Wilson Cruz]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1973   &ndash; [[Kristoffer Zegers]], Dutch pianist and composer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Tomáš Janků]], Czech high jumper
*  1974   &ndash; [[Masi Oka]], Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer<ref name="AP" />
*  1974   &ndash; [[Fumiko Orikasa]], Japanese voice actress and singer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jay Pandolfo]], American ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{NHL profile| 8459454 | Jay Pandolfo}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Aigars Fadejevs]], Latvian race walker and therapist
*  1975   &ndash; [[Heather O'Rourke]], American actress (d. 1988)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Nikolaos Georgeas]], Greek footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Piotr Morawski]], Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Daimí Pernía]], Cuban basketball player and hurdler
*  1976   &ndash; [[Fernando Pisani]], Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Jacqueline Pillon]], Canadian actress
*  1977   &ndash; [[Chris Tate (footballer)|Chris Tate]], English footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Deuce McAllister]], American football player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Lisa Jakub]], Canadian actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/999635/mrs-doubtfire-child-star-lisa-jakub-turns-40-see-the-cast-then-and-now|title=Mrs. Doubtfire's Lisa Jakub Turns 40: See Cast Then and Now|date=2018-12-27|website=E! Online|accessdate=2019-05-08}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Pascale Dorcelus]], Canadian weightlifter<ref>{{cite web |title=Results |url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8559 |website=m2002.thecgf.com |access-date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302235756/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8559 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[David Dunn]], English footballer and manager
*  1979   &ndash; [[Carson Palmer]], American football player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Bernard Berrian]], American football player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Claudio Castagnoli]], Swiss wrestler
*  1980   &ndash; [[Dahntay Jones]], American basketball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Meelis Kompus]], Estonian journalist
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[David Aardsma]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Emilie de Ravin]], Australian actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jay Ellis]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1981   &ndash; [[Moise Joseph]], American-Haitian runner
*  1981   &ndash; [[Patrick Sharp]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Erin E. Stead]], American illustrator
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Anthony Boric]], New Zealand rugby union player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Cole Hamels]], American baseball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jesse Williams (high jumper)|Jesse Williams]], American high jumper
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Andrejs Perepļotkins]], Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Gilles Simon]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilles Simon {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gilles-simon/sd32/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Logan Bailly]], Belgian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jérôme d'Ambrosio]], Belgian racing driver
*  1985   &ndash; [[Paul Stastny]], Canadian-American ice hockey player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Torah Bright]], Australian snowboarder
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jamaal Charles]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamaal Charles |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11307/jamaal-charles |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]], Jamaican sprinter
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Lily Cole]], English model
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jorge Gutiérrez (basketball)|Jorge Gutiérrez]], Mexican basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jorge Gutierrez |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203268/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Hera Hilmar]], Icelandic actress
*  1988   &ndash; [[Zavon Hines]], Jamaican-English footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ok Taec-yeon]], South Korean singer and actor
*  1988   &ndash; [[Rick Porcello]], American baseball player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Hayley Williams]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ingrid Várgas Calvo]], Peruvian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billie Jean King Cup Profile: Ingrid Várgas Calvo |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800265022 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.billiejeankingcup.com |archive-date=2022-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021165656/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800265022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Max Lindholm]], Finnish figure skater
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jonathan Marchessault]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Milos Raonic]], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milos Raonic {{!}} Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/milos-raonic/r975/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Zelina Vega]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Zelina Vega |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/24394618/wwe-profile-page-zelina-vega |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Chloe Bridges]], American actress<ref name="UPI" />
*  1991   &ndash; [[Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)|Michael Morgan]], Australian rugby league player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Beth Potter]], Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beth Potter |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130199 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991)|Danny Wilson]], Scottish footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Joel Indermitte]], Estonian footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Maicel Uibo]], Estonian decathlete
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Olivia Cooke]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Timothée Chalamet]], French-American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1995   &ndash; [[Nick Chubb]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Chubb Bio |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/nick-chubb-player-bio |work=[[Fox Sports]] |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Mark Lapidus]], Estonian chess player
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Vachirawit Chivaaree]], Thai actor and singer<ref>{{cite web |date=2 April 2020 |title=HOTTIE ALERT: Thai-American heartthrob Bright Vachirawit |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/lifestyle/150551/bright-vachirawit-a721-20200402 |access-date=25 Dec 2020 |website=GMMTV |language=es}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Ana Konjuh]], Croatian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ana Konjuh {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320682/name |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Luka Garza]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luka Garza |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630568/luka-garza |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Brock Purdy]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brock Purdy |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4361741/brock-purdy |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[683]] &ndash; [[Emperor Gaozong of Tang|Gaozong of Tang]], founding emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (b. 628)
* [[870]] &ndash; [[Aeneas of Paris]], Frankish bishop
* [[975]] &ndash; [[Balderic of Utrecht|Balderic]], bishop of Utrecht (b. 897)
*[[1003]] &ndash; [[Emma of Blois]], French duchess and regent
*[[1005]] &ndash; [[Nilus the Younger]], Byzantine abbot (b. 910)
*[[1076]] &ndash; [[Sviatoslav II of Kiev|Sviatoslav II]], Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1027)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Franklin |first1=Simon |title=The emergence of Rus, 750-1200 |date=1996 |publisher=Longman |isbn=978-0-582-49091-8 |page=259 |url=https://archive.org/details/emergenceofrus750000fran/page/258/mode/2up?q=Sviatoslav+died |access-date=26 December 2020 |quote=On 27 December 1076, Sviatoslav died.}}</ref>
*[[1087]] &ndash; [[Bertha of Savoy]], Holy Roman Empress (b. 1051)
*[[1381]] &ndash; [[Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March]], English politician (b. 1352)
*[[1518]] &ndash; [[Mahmood Shah Bahmani II]], sultan of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]] (b. c. 1470)
*[[1543]] &ndash; [[George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach|George]], margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
*[[1548]] &ndash; [[Francesco Spiera]], Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1502)
===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Thomas Cartwright (theologian)|Thomas Cartwright]], English minister and theologian (b. 1535)<ref>{{EB1911|wstitle=Cartwright, Thomas|volume=5}}</ref>
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Vincenzo Giustiniani]], Italian banker (b. 1564)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giustiniani.info/english.html|title=History of Giustiniani From Genova (Italy)|first=Enrico|last=Giustiniani|accessdate=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926013842/http://www.giustiniani.info/english.html|archive-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Francis van Aarssens]], Dutch diplomat (b. 1572){{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
*[[1642]] &ndash; [[Herman op den Graeff]], Dutch bishop (b. 1585)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Graeff,_op_den_(Opdegraf,_Updegrave,_Updegrove)_family |title=Graeff, op den (Opdegraf, Updegrave, Updegrove) family - GAMEO}}</ref>
*[[1656]] &ndash; [[Andrew White (Jesuit)|Andrew White]], English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Andrew White}}</ref>
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Hervey Bagot]], English politician (b. 1591)<ref>{{cite web|first=Leigh |last=Rayment |title=Backhouse to Barratt |url= http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsB1.htm|access-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191024070706/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsB1.htm |archive-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1663]] &ndash; [[Christine of France]], Duchess of [[Duchy of Savoy|Savoy]] (b. 1606){{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Jacques Rohault]], French philosopher (b. [[1618]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Copleston |first=Frederick Charles |author-link=Frederick Copleston |title=A history of philosophy |volume=4 |publisher=Continuum International |year=2003 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtDGtgARkzMC&pg=PA174| isbn=978-0-8264-6898-7}}</ref>
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Maria Francisca of Savoy]], [[Queen consort of Portugal]] (b. 1646)<ref>"Ilness 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]] &ndash; [[Gervase Bryan]], English clergyman (b. 1622)<ref>{{DNB|wstitle=Bryan, John (d.1676) |first=Alexander|last=Gordon|authorlink=Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)|volume=7|page=}}</ref>
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[Henri de Villars (died 1693)|Henri de Villars]], French prelate (b. 1621)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdvillh.html|title=Archbishop Henrie de Villars |website=catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927191710/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdvillh.html |archive-date=September 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1694]] &ndash; [[Henrik Span]], naval officer in the Dutch (b. 1634)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=henrikspan|title=Henrik Span|language=Danish |publisher=gravsted.fk |accessdate=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927192039/https://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=henrikspan|archive-date=September 27, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[Hans Albrecht von Barfus]], Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
*[[1707]] &ndash; [[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 &ndash; [[Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale]], English earl, politician (b. 1654)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/leke-robert-1654-1707|title=LEKE, Robert, Lord Deincourt (1654-1707), of Duke Street, Westminster. |accessdate=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928202658/https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/leke-robert-1654-1707|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1737]] &ndash; [[William Bowyer (1663–1737)|William Bowyer]], English printer (b. 1663)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Hyacinthe Rigaud]], French painter (b. 1659)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Henri Pitot]], French engineer, invented the [[Pitot tube]] (b. 1695)
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Johann Rall]], Hessian colonel (b. {{circa|1726}})
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Henry Home, Lord Kames]], Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Hugh Blair]], Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Joanna Southcott]], English religious leader (b. 1750)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Charles Lamb]], English essayist and poet (b. 1775)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Stephen F. Austin]], American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Pierre François Boëly]], French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Eivind Astrup]], Norwegian explorer (b. 1871)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eivind Astrup |first=Susan |last=Barr |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Eivind_Astrup |language=no|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[John Brown (industrialist)|John Brown]], English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong]], English engineer and businessman, founded [[Armstrong Whitworth]] (b. 1810)
===1901–present===
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Charles Martin Hall]], American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Achilles Alferaki]], Russian-Greek composer and politician, [[Governor of Taganrog]] (b. 1846)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Gustave Eiffel]], French architect and engineer, co-designed the [[Eiffel Tower]] (b. 1832)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Agda Meyerson]], Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Mehmet Akif Ersoy]], Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Calvin Bridges]], American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Osip Mandelstam]], Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Zona Gale]], American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Rinaldo Cuneo]], American painter (b. 1877)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Ants Kurvits]], Estonian general and politician, 10th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (b. 1887)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Max Beckmann]], German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Patrick Joseph Hartigan]], Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Şükrü Saracoğlu]], Turkish soldier and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1887)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Julian Tuwim]], Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Alfred Carpenter]], English admiral, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1881)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Lambert McKenna]], Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Edgar Ende]], German painter (b. 1901)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Lester B. Pearson]], Canadian historian and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Canada]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1897)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Fock]], Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
*  1974   &ndash; [[Amy Vanderbilt]], American author (b. 1908)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Chris Bell (American musician)|Chris Bell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
*  1978   &ndash; [[Houari Boumediene]], Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd [[President of Algeria]] (b. 1932)
*  1978   &ndash; [[Bob Luman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Hafizullah Amin]], Afghan educator and politician, 2nd General Secretary of the [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] (b. 1929)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Hoagy Carmichael]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jack Swigert]], American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Jean Rondeau (racing driver)|Jean Rondeau]], French racing driver (b. 1946)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[George Dangerfield]], English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Dumas Malone]], American historian and author (b. 1892)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Rewi Alley]], New Zealand writer and political activist (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alley, Rewi |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4a10/alley-rewi |website=teara.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=26 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Hal Ashby]], American director and producer (b. 1929)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Kay Boyle]], American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Feliks Kibbermann]], Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Evald Mikson]], Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
*  1993   &ndash; [[André Pilette]], Belgian racing driver (b. 1918)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Fanny Cradock]], English author and critic (b. 1909)
*  1994   &ndash; [[J. B. L. Reyes]], Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Shura Cherkassky]], Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Genrikh Kasparyan]], Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Brendan Gill]], American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Billy Wright (loyalist)|Billy Wright]], Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[George Roy Hill]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Alan Bates]], English actor (b. 1934)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Iván Calderón (baseball)|Iván Calderón]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Hank Garland]], American guitarist (b. 1930)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Benazir Bhutto]], Pakistani politician, [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (b. 1953)<ref>{{cite web |title=Benazir Bhutto |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/benazir-bhutto |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en |date=15 February 2019}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Jerzy Kawalerowicz]], Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Jaan Kross]], Estonian author and poet (b. 1920)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Delaney Bramlett]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]], Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Isaac Schwartz]],  Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Catê]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Michael Dummett]], English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Helen Frankenthaler]], American painter and educator (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNay |first1=Michael |title=Helen Frankenthaler obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/dec/28/helen-frankenthaler |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 January 2020 |date=28 December 2011}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; [[Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)|Johnny Wilson]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Harry Carey, Jr.]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Lloyd Charmers]], Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Tingye Li]], Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Archie Roy]], Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]], American general and engineer (b. 1934)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Salt Walther]], American race car driver (b. 1947)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Richard Ambler]], English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mohamad Chatah]], Lebanese economist and politician, [[Ministry of Finance (Lebanon)|Lebanese Minister of Finance]] (b. 1951)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Gianna D'Angelo]], American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[John Matheson]], Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Farooq Sheikh]], Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (b. 1948)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ben Ammi Ben-Israel]], American-Israeli religious leader, founded the [[African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem]] (b. 1939)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ulises Estrella]], Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ronald Li]], Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Karel Poma]], Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Stein Eriksen]], Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Dave Henderson]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Ellsworth Kelly]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Meadowlark Lemon]], American basketball player and minister (b. 1932)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Alfredo Pacheco]], Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Stevie Wright (Australian singer)|Stevie Wright]], English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Carrie Fisher]], American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Ratnasiri Wickremanayake]], Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Frank Blaichman]], Polish resistance fighter (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Obituary: Frank Blaichman died on December 27th|newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/obituary/2019/02/02/obituary-frank-blaichman-died-on-december-27th|access-date=12 September 2020|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Remilia|Maria Creveling]], American ''League of Legends'' player (b. 1995)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Jacob |title=Remilia, first woman to compete in LCS, dies at 24 |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28383021/remilia-first-woman-compete-lcs-dies-24 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=ESPN |date=December 28, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Lee Sun-kyun]], South Korean actor (b. 1975)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000466058|last=Jang|first=Jin-ri|date=December 27, 2023|language=ko|publisher=SpoTV News|script-title=ko:故이선균 측 "비통하고 참담...유가족·동료와 조용히 장례 치를것"[전문]|trans-title=The late Lee Sun-kyun said, "Heartbreaking and miserable... Hold a quiet funeral with the bereaved family and colleagues" [Full Text]|access-date=December 27, 2023|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref>
*2023 &ndash; [[Gaston Glock]], Austrian firearm engineer and founder of [[Glock Ges.m.b.H.|Glock]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-gaston-glock-man-behind-gun-dies-aged-94-apa-2023-12-27/|last=Knolle|first=Kristi|publisher=Reuters|title=Obituary Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94 |access-date=December 27, 2023|date=December 27, 2023|language=en}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Francesco Spoto]]
** [[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Sára Salkaházi]]
** [[Saint Fabiola|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)
* [[St. Stephen's Day]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]]; a public holiday in [[Romania]])
* The third of the [[Twelve Days of Christmas]] ([[Western Christianity]])
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/27 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=27}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/27 Historical Events on December 27]
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