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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * 537 – 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 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to 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|editor1-link=J. Michael Francis|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 – 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 – Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a 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 – 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 – Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which allows Portugal to export wines 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 – War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner {{USS|Carolina|1812|6}} 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>{{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 – Charles Darwin embarks on 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 – The worst ever 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 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in 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 – 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 – "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>{{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 – {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Hōshō}} 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 {{M|w}} 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">{{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 – 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>{{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/database/record.php?id=19911227-0|archive-date=2005-12-16}}</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">{{cite news |date=1999-12-28 |title=Burger King recalling Pokémon toys' containers |url=http://www.boston.com/news/daily/28/pokemon.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314233953/http://www.boston.com/news/daily/28/pokemon.htm |archive-date=2009-03-14 |access-date=2009-03-04 |work=The Boston Globe |agency=Associated Press}}</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>{{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> *2025 – An estimated {{Euro|30 million|link=true}} were stolen from a Sparkasse bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 December 2025 |title=German bank heist: Thieves use drill to steal €30m from savings bank |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grzz60kp3o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251231000357/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grzz60kp3o |archive-date=31 December 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *1350 – John I of Aragon (died 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 – Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 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 – John I Albert, King of Poland (died 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 Britannica|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 – Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (died 1527)<ref>{{Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie|4|43|53|Kasimir (Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach)|Theodor Hirsch|ADB:Kasimir}}</ref> *1493 – Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (died 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 – Jan Jesenius, Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (died 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 – Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (died 1630)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Kepler|title=Johannes Kepler|author=Robert S. Westman|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> *1572 – Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (died 1622) *1584 – Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (died 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 – Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (died 1657)
===1601–1900=== *1622 – Teofil Rutka, Polish philosopher (died 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 – Jean de Lamberville, French missionary (died 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 – William Whitelock, English gentleman, Member of Parliament (died 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| archive-date= 25 July 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190725201749/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/whitlock-(whitelocke)-sir-william-1636-1717| url-status= dead}}</ref> *1637 – Petar Kanavelić, Venetian writer (died 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 – Giovanni Antonio Viscardi, Swiss architect (died 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 (died 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 – Veronica Giuliani, Italian Capuchin mystic (died 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 – Johann Melchior Roos, German painter (died 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 – Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (died 1750)<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Middleton, Conyers}}</ref> *1689 – Jacob August Franckenstein, Encyclopedia editor, professor (died 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 – Francis Blake Delaval, British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament (died 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|archive-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071123/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/delaval-francis-1692-1752|url-status=dead}}</ref> *1697 – Sollom Emlyn, Irish legal writer (died 1754)<ref>{{DNB|wstitle=Emlyn, Sollom}}</ref> *1705 – Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince of the House of Ascania (died 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 – Giovanni Battista Borra, Italian architect and engineer (died 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 – George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (died 1770)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Whitefield|title=George Whitefield |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> *1715 – Philippe de Noailles, French general (died 1794) *1721 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (died 1790){{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=264}} *(baptised) 1761 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (died 1818)<ref> {{in lang|lt}}[http://www.liuteronai.lt/istorija_teologija/kalendoriai/lat_2000.htm The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201555/http://www.liuteronai.lt/istorija_teologija/kalendoriai/lat_2000.htm |date=27 September 2007}} </ref> *1773 – George Cayley, English engineer and politician (died 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 – Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (died 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 – Ghalib, Indian poet (died 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 – Charles Hodge, American theologian (died 1878)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Hodge|title=Charles Hodge|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> *1803 – François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (died 1839)<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3507 Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']</ref> *1809 – Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (died 1892) *1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (died 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 – Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1917)<ref>{{Canadabio|ID=7231}}</ref> *1827 – Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (died 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|language=de|access-date=Sep 12, 2019}}</ref> *1832 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (died 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 – Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (died 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 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (died 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 – Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (died 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 – Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (died 1940)<ref>{{cite book|title=L'Estampe Originale: A Catalogue Raisonné|author1=Donna Stein|author2=Donald H. Karshan|year=1970}}</ref> *1878 – Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (died 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 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (died 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 – Mina Loy, British modernist poet and artist (died 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 – Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 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 – Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (died 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 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (died 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 (died 1956)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Bromfield|title=Louis Bromfield|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> * 1896 – Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (died 1952)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8846 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130502052801/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8846 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 2, 2013 |title=Maurice De Waele |work=Cycling Archives |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref> * 1896 – Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (died 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 – Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (died 1960) *1900 – Hans Stuck, German racing driver (died 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 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (died 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 – Irene Handl, English actress (died 1987) *1904 – René Bonnet, French racing driver and engineer (died 1983) *1905 – Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (died 1974) *1906 – Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (died 1972) *1907 – Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (died 1958) * 1907 – Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (died 1999) * 1907 – Mary Howard, English author (died 1991) * 1907 – Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (died 2002) * 1907 – Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (died 1978) *1909 – James Riddell, English skier and author (died 2000) *1910 – Charles Olson, American poet and educator (died 1970) *1911 – Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (died 2006) *1913 – Elizabeth Smart, Canadian poet and novelist (died 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 – William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (died 2001) * 1915 – Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (died 1999) *1916 – Werner Baumbach, German pilot (died 1953) * 1916 – Cathy Lewis, American actress (died 1968) *1917 – Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 2015) * 1917 – T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (died 2004) * 1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (died 2009) *1918 – John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (died 2012) *1919 – Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (died 2004) *1920 – Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (died 2005) *1921 – John Whitworth, English countertenor (died 2013) *1923 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (died 2012) * 1923 – Lucas Mangope, South African politician (died 2018) *1924 – Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2011) * 1924 – James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2011) *1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2020) *1926 – Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (died 2012) *1927 – Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (died 2011) * 1927 – Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (died 2012) * 1927 – Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (died 1984) *1930 – Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic (died 2021) * 1930 – Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American novelist and essayist (died 2011) *1931 – Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2016) *1933 – Dave Marr, American golfer (died 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 (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nierenberg |first=Amelia |date=March 4, 2025 |title=James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/obituaries/james-harrison-dead-blood.html |access-date=March 6, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *1936 – Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (died 2014) * 1936 – Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach (died 2026) *1939 – John Amos, American actor (died 2024)<ref name="AP" /> *1940 – David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (died 2009) *1941 – Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach * 1941 – Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2024) * 1941 – Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach *1942 – Byron Browne, American baseball player * 1942 – Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (died 2014) * 1942 – Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach *1943 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author (died 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 – Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1943 – Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (died 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 – 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 (died 2024) * 1946 – Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer * 1946 – 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 – 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>{{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 – 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>{{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 – 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>{{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 – Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager * 1954 – 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 |title=Mr TEO Chee Hean |access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> *1955 – Brad Murphey, American race car driver * 1955 – Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (died 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 (died 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">{{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 – Jean-Christophe Boullion, French racing driver * 1969 – Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (died 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>{{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 – 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>{{NHL profile| 8459454 | Jay Pandolfo}}</ref> *1975 – Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist * 1975 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (died 1988)<ref name="UPI" /> *1976 – Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer * 1976 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (died 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>{{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 – 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 – 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>{{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 – Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer * 1985 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian racing driver * 1985 – Adil Rami, French footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Adil Rami|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/adil-rami/13635/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> * 1985 – Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player *1986 – Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder * 1986 – 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 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter *1987 – Lily Cole, English model *1988 – 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 – 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>{{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 – Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater * 1990 – Jonathan Marchessault, Canadian ice hockey player * 1990 – 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 – 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 – Chloe Bridges, American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1991 – Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player * 1991 – Beth Potter, Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beth Potter |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130199 |website=Olympedia |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</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>{{cite web|title=Isi Palazón|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/isaac-palazon-camacho/393726/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> *1995 – Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1995 – 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 – Ghislain Konan, Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghislain Konan|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ghislain-konan/435624/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> * 1995 – Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player *1997 – Mads Juel Andersen, Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Mads Andersen|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/44737/Mads-Andersen/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> * 1997 – 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 – 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> * 1997 – Jang Gyu-ri, South Korean actress<ref>{{cite web|title=[HAPPY B하인드] 12월 27일 오늘의 아이돌은? 프로미스나인(Promise9) '장규리'|url=https://enews.imbc.com/Tpl/View/250930|work=MBC 연예|date=27 December 2018|access-date=15 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *1998 – 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 – 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> *2001 – Ander Barrenetxea, Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ander Barrenetxea|url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/ander-barrenetxea-muguruza/587199/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * 683 – Gaozong of Tang, 3rd emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (born 628) * 870 – Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop * 975 – Balderic, bishop of Utrecht (born 897) *1003 – Emma of Blois, French duchess and regent *1005 – Nilus the Younger, Byzantine abbot (born 910) *1076 – Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 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 – Bertha of Savoy, Holy Roman Empress (born 1051) *1381 – Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (born 1352) *1518 – Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (born c. 1470) *1543 – George, margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (born 1484) *1548 – Francesco Spiera, Italian lawyer and jurist (born 1502)
===1601–1900=== *1603 – Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (born 1535)<ref>{{EB1911|wstitle=Cartwright, Thomas|volume=5}}</ref> *1637 – Vincenzo Giustiniani, Italian banker (born 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 – Francis van Aarssens, Dutch diplomat (born 1572){{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} *1642 – Herman op den Graeff, Dutch bishop (born 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 – Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (born 1579)<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Andrew White}}</ref> *1660 – Hervey Bagot, English politician (born 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 – Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (born 1606)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Orr |first=Clarissa Campbell |title=Queenship in Europe, 1660-1815: the role of the consort |date=2004 |publisher=Cambridge university press |isbn=978-0-521-81422-5 |location=Cambridge |pages=21}}</ref> *1672 – Jacques Rohault, French philosopher (born 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 – Maria Francisca of Savoy, Queen consort of Portugal (born 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 (born 1622)<ref>{{DNB|wstitle=Bryan, John (died1676) |first=Alexander|last=Gordon|authorlink=Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)|volume=7|page=}}</ref> *1693 – Henri de Villars, French prelate (born 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 – Henrik Span, naval officer in the Dutch (born 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 – Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (born 1635) *1707 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (born 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 (born 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 – William Bowyer, English printer (born 1663) *1743 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (born 1659) *1771 – Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (born 1695) *1776 – Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (born {{circa|1726}}) *1782 – Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (born 1697) *1800 – Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (born 1718) *1812 – Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (born 1750) *1834 – Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (born 1775) *1836 – Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (born 1793) *1858 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (born 1785) *1895 – Eivind Astrup, Norwegian explorer (born 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 – John Brown, English businessman and politician (born 1816) *1900 – William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (born 1810)
===1901–present=== *1914 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (born 1863) *1919 – Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (born 1846) *1923 – Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (born 1832) *1924 – Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (born 1866) *1936 – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (born 1873) *1938 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (born 1889) * 1938 – Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (born 1891) * 1938 – Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1874) *1939 – Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (born 1877) *1943 – Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (born 1887) *1950 – Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (born 1884) *1952 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (born 1878) *1953 – Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1887) * 1953 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (born 1894) *1955 – Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1881) *1956 – Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (born 1870) *1965 – Edgar Ende, German painter (born 1901) *1972 – Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897) *1974 – Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (born 1898) * 1974 – Amy Vanderbilt, American author (born 1908) *1978 – Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951) * 1978 – Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (born 1932) * 1978 – Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937) *1979 – Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (born 1929) *1981 – Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1899) *1982 – Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (born 1931) *1985 – Jean Rondeau, French racing driver (born 1946) *1986 – George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (born 1904) * 1986 – Dumas Malone, American historian and author (born 1892) *1987 – Rewi Alley, New Zealand writer and political activist (born 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 – Hal Ashby, American director and producer (born 1929) *1992 – Kay Boyle, American novelist, poet, and educator (born 1902) *1993 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (born 1902) * 1993 – Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (born 1911) * 1993 – André Pilette, Belgian racing driver (born 1918) *1994 – Fanny Cradock, English author and critic (born 1909) * 1994 – J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1902) *1995 – Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (born 1909) * 1995 – Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (born 1910) *1997 – Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (born 1914) * 1997 – Billy Wright, Northern Irish loyalist leader (born 1960) *1999 – Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (born 1950) *2002 – George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) *2003 – Alan Bates, English actor (born 1934) * 2003 – Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (born 1962) *2004 – Hank Garland, American guitarist (born 1930) *2007 – Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 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 – Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1922) * 2007 – Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (born 1920) *2008 – Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1939) * 2008 – Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (born 1938) *2009 – Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (born 1923) *2011 – Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1973) * 2011 – Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (born 1925) * 2011 – Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (born 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 – Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1929) *2012 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) * 2012 – Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (born 1938) * 2012 – Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (born 1931) * 2012 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (born 1924) * 2012 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (born 1934) * 2012 – Salt Walther, American race car driver (born 1947) *2013 – Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (born 1933) * 2013 – Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (born 1951) * 2013 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (born 1929) * 2013 – John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1917) * 2013 – Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (born 1948) *2014 – Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (born 1939) * 2014 – Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (born 1939) * 2014 – Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (born 1929) * 2014 – Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (born 1920) *2015 – Stein Eriksen, Norwegian-American skier (born 1927) * 2015 – Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1958) * 2015 – Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (born 1923) * 2015 – Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (born 1932) * 2015 – Alfredo Pacheco, Salvadoran footballer (born 1982) * 2015 – Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1947) *2016 – Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (born 1956) * 2016 – Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Sri Lankan politician (born 1933) *2018 – Frank Blaichman, Polish resistance fighter (born 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 – Maria Creveling, American ''League of Legends'' player (born 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 – Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor (born 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 – Gaston Glock, Austrian firearm engineer and founder of Glock (born 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> *2024 – Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (born 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Greg Gumbel, Longtime CBS Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/greg-gumbel-dead-cbs-sports-1236261024/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (born 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhoden-Paul |first=André |title=Olivia Hussey: Romeo and Juliet actress dies aged 73 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd6q5yzjq5o |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> *2024 – Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Oscar-Nominated Writer-Director Charles Shyer Dies: 'Private Benjamin', 'Father Of The Bride' Filmmaker Was 83 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/charles-shyer-father-of-the-bride-director-dead-1236243121/ |access-date=December 29, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</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)
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==External links== {{commons}} * [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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