People who died on November 27 109
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Rufinus (consul)
d. 395 (b. 335)
Rufinus, Roman politician (b. 335)
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Galla Placidia
d. 450 (b. 392)
Galla Placidia, Roman Empress (b. 392)
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Clovis I
d. 511
Clovis I, king of the Franks
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Maurice (emperor)
d. 602 (b. 539)
Maurice, Byzantine emperor (b. 539)
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Acarius
d. 639
Acarius, bishop of Doornik and Noyon
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Sancha of León
d. 1067
Sancha of León, Queen of León (b. c. 1018)
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Constance, Queen of Sicily
d. 1198 (b. 1154)
Constance, Queen of Sicily (b. 1154)
Blanche of Castile
d. 1252 (b. 1188)
Blanche of Castile (b. 1188)
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Gregory of Sinai
d. 1346
Saint Gregory of Sinai (b. c. 1260)
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Philip van Artevelde
d. 1382 (b. 1340)
Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (b. 1340)
Guillaume Dufay
d. 1474 (b. 1397)
Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1397)
Jacopo Sansovino
d. 1570 (b. 1486)
Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)
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Nakagawa Hidemasa
d. 1592 (b. 1568)
Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese commander (b. 1568)
Francis, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1620 (b. 1577)
Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (b. 1577)
John Eliot (statesman)
d. 1632 (b. 1592)
John Eliot, English politician (b. 1592)
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Henry Winstanley
d. 1703 (b. 1644)
Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644)
Abraham de Moivre
d. 1754 (b. 1667)
Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (b. 1667)
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Andrew Meikle
d. 1811 (b. 1719)
Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine (b. 1719)
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Gustavus Conyngham
d. 1819
Gustavus Conyngham, Irish-born American merchant sea captain, an officer in the Continental Navy and a privateer.
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André Parmentier (landscape architect)
d. 1830 (b. 1780)
André Parmentier, Belgian-American architect (b. 1780)
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Ada Lovelace
d. 1852 (b. 1815)
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1852)
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Richard Christopher Carrington
d. 1875 (b. 1826)
Richard Christopher Carrington, English astronomer and educator (b. 1826)
Theobald Boehm
d. 1881 (b. 1794)
Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (b. 1794)
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Fanny Elssler
d. 1884 (b. 1810)
Fanny Elssler, Austrian ballerina (b. 1810)
Alexandre Dumas, fils
d. 1895 (b. 1824)
Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (b. 1824)
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Constant Fornerod
d. 1899 (b. 1819)
Constant Fornerod, Swiss academic and politician, 10th President of the Swiss Council of States (b. 1819)
Clement Studebaker
d. 1901 (b. 1831)
Clement Studebaker, American businessman, co-founded Studebaker (b. 1831)
Jean Albert Gaudry
d. 1908 (b. 1827)
Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1827)
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Emile Verhaeren
d. 1916 (b. 1855)
Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet and playwright (b. 1855)
Manuel Espinosa Batista
d. 1919 (b. 1857)
Manuel Espinosa Batista, Panamanian pharmacist and politician (b. 1857)
Alexius Meinong
d. 1920 (b. 1853)
Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1853)
Douglas Cameron (politician)
d. 1921 (b. 1854)
Douglas Cameron, Canadian contractor and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (b. 1854)
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Lya De Putti
d. 1931 (b. 1899)
Lya De Putti, Slovak-American actress (b. 1899)
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Baby Face Nelson
d. 1934 (b. 1908)
Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934)
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Basil Zaharoff
d. 1936 (b. 1849)
Basil Zaharoff, Greek-French businessman and philanthropist (b. 1849)
Nicolae Iorga
d. 1940 (b. 1871)
Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1871)
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Ivo Lola Ribar
d. 1943 (b. 1916)
Ivo Lola Ribar, Croatian soldier and politician (b. 1916)
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Leonid Mandelstam
d. 1944 (b. 1879)
Leonid Mandelstam, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1879)
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Eugene O'Neill
d. 1953 (b. 1888)
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
Arthur Honegger
d. 1955 (b. 1892)
Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and academic (b. 1892)
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Georgi Damyanov
d. 1958 (b. 1892)
Georgi Damyanov, Bulgarian politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (b. 1892)
Artur Rodziński
d. 1958 (b. 1892)
Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (b. 1892)
Frederick Fane
d. 1960 (b. 1875)
Frederick Fane, Irish-English cricketer (b. 1875)
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Dirk Jan de Geer
d. 1960 (b. 1870)
Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1870)
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August Lass
d. 1962 (b. 1903)
August Lass, Estonian footballer (b. 1903)
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Léon M'ba
d. 1967 (b. 1902)
Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician, 1st President of Gabon (b. 1902)
Helene Madison
d. 1970 (b. 1913)
Helene Madison, American swimmer and nurse (b. 1913)
Frank Christian (trumpeter)
d. 1973 (b. 1887)
Frank Christian, American trumpet player (b. 1887)
Alberto Massimino
d. 1975 (b. 1895)
Alberto Massimino, Italian automotive engineer (b. 1895)
Ross McWhirter
d. 1975 (b. 1925)
Ross McWhirter, English author and activist, co-founded the Guinness Book of Records (b. 1925)
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Mart Laga
d. 1977 (b. 1936)
Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (b. 1936)
Harvey Milk
d. 1978 (b. 1930)
Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1930)
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George Moscone
d. 1978 (b. 1929)
George Moscone, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1929)
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F. Burrall Hoffman
d. 1980 (b. 1882)
F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, designed the Villa Vizcaya (b. 1882)
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Lotte Lenya
d. 1981 (b. 1898)
Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (b. 1898)
Rendra Karno
d. 1985 (b. 1920)
Rendra Karno, Indonesian actor (b. 1920)
John Carradine
d. 1988 (b. 1906)
John Carradine, American actor (b. 1906)
Jan Hein Donner
d. 1988 (b. 1927)
Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player and author (b. 1927)
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Carlos Arias Navarro
d. 1989 (b. 1908)
Carlos Arias Navarro, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1908)
David White (actor)
d. 1990 (b. 1916)
David White, American actor (b. 1916)
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Basilis C. Xanthopoulos
d. 1990 (b. 1951)
Basilis C. Xanthopoulos, Greek physicist and academic (b. 1951)
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Ivan Generalić
d. 1992 (b. 1914)
Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
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Fernando Lopes-Graça
d. 1994 (b. 1906)
Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994)
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Buck Leonard
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
Buck Leonard, American baseball player and educator (b. 1907)
Barbara Acklin
d. 1998 (b. 1943)
Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
Yasuhiro Kojima
d. 1999 (b. 1937)
Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1937)
Alain Peyrefitte
d. 1999 (b. 1925)
Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, French Minister of Justice (b. 1925)
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Elizabeth Gray Vining
d. 1999 (b. 1902)
Elizabeth Gray Vining, American author and librarian (b. 1902)
Malcolm Bradbury
d. 2000 (b. 1932)
Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (b. 1932)
Uno Prii
d. 2000 (b. 1924)
Uno Prii, Estonian-Canadian architect (b. 1924)
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Len Shackleton
d. 2000 (b. 1922)
Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (b. 1922)
Billie Bird
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
Billie Bird, American actress (b. 1908)
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Shivmangal Singh Suman
d. 2002 (b. 1915)
Shivmangal Singh Suman, Indian poet and academic (b. 1915)
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Jocelyn Brando
d. 2005 (b. 1919)
Jocelyn Brando, American actress (b. 1919)
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Joe Jones (singer)
d. 2005 (b. 1926)
Joe Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
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Don Butterfield
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
Don Butterfield, American tuba player (b. 1923)
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Bebe Moore Campbell
d. 2006 (b. 1950)
Bebe Moore Campbell, American author and educator (b. 1950)
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Casey Coleman
d. 2006 (b. 1951)
Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
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Bernie Banton
d. 2007 (b. 1946)
Bernie Banton, Australian activist (b. 1946)
Robert Cade
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Robert Cade, American physician and academic, co-invented Gatorade (b. 1927)
Sean Taylor
d. 2007 (b. 1983)
Sean Taylor, American football player (b. 1983)
Bill Willis
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Bill Willis, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
V. P. Singh
d. 2008 (b. 1931)
V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (b. 1931)
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Al Alberts
d. 2009 (b. 1922)
Al Alberts, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
Irvin Kershner
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
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Len Fulford
d. 2011 (b. 1928)
Len Fulford, English photographer and director (b. 1928)
Ken Russell
d. 2011 (b. 1927)
Ken Russell, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
Gary Speed
d. 2011 (b. 1969)
Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1969)
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Mickey Baker
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Mickey Baker, American guitarist (b. 1925)
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Ab Fafié
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Ab Fafié, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1941)
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Érik Izraelewicz
d. 2012 (b. 1954)
Érik Izraelewicz, French journalist and author (b. 1954)
Marvin Miller
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Marvin Miller, American businessman and union leader (b. 1917)
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Jack Wishna
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Jack Wishna, American photographer and businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (b. 1958)
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Lewis Collins
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Lewis Collins, English-American actor (b. 1946)
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Herbert F. DeSimone
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Herbert F. DeSimone, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Rhode Island (b. 1929)
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Volker Roemheld
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
Volker Roemheld, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1941)
Nílton Santos
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1925)
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Manuel F. Segura
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Manuel F. Segura, Filipino colonel (b. 1919)
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Wanda Błeńska
d. 2014 (b. 1911)
Wanda Błeńska, Polish physician and missionary (b. 1911)
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Phillip Hughes
d. 2014 (b. 1988)
Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)
P. D. James
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
P. D. James, English author (b. 1920)
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Jack Kyle
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Jack Kyle, Irish rugby player and humanitarian (b. 1926)
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Fernance B. Perry
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Fernance B. Perry, Portuguese-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
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Mark Behr
d. 2015 (b. 1963)
Mark Behr, Tanzanian-South African author and academic (b. 1963)
Maurice Strong
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Maurice Strong, Canadian businessman and diplomat (b. 1929)
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Garrett Swasey
d. 2015 (b. 1971)
Garrett Swasey, American figure skater and coach (b. 1971)
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Philippe Washer
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Philippe Washer, Belgian tennis player and golfer (b. 1924)
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Ioannis Grivas
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Ioannis Grivas, Greek statesman (b. 1923)
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Horace
d. ?
Horace, Roman soldier and poet (d. 8 BC)