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December 27 Birthdays in History - December 27 Deaths - December 27 Events
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December 27, 1977 Kate Nelson, Evanston, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics December 27, 1975 Heather O'Rourke, born in San Diego, California, actress, Happy Days, Poltergeist December 27, 1975 Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Graafschap December 27, 1973 Bill Clay, Yokosuka Japan, U.S. sprint cyclist 1996 Olympics December 27, 1973 Wilson Cruz, actor, My So Called Life, Ally McBeal December 27, 1972 Charles Way, NFL fullback for the New York Giants December 27, 1972 Dewayne Washington, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings December 27, 1972 Thomas Wilson Brown, actor, Jason-Knots Landing December 27, 1971 Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins December 27, 1971 James Stewart, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars December 27, 1970 Frank Messmer, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy December 27, 1970 Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback, NO Saints, New York Jets December 27, 1970 Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety, Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, San Francisco 49ers December 27, 1970 Steve Hoyem, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire December 27, 1969 Chris Humbert, Modesto California, water polo 2m offense 1996 Olympics December 27, 1969 Suzanne Paxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics December 27, 1968 Dean Palmer, Tallahassee, Florida, infielder for the Texas Rangers December 27, 1967 Niels Meijer, Dutch rock keyboardist, Bob Color December 27, 1965 Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper December 27, 1964 David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman, 1996 World Cup December 27, 1964 Randy Kirk, NFL outside linebacker, AZ Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers December 27, 1964 Steve Wallace, NFL tackle, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs December 27, 1963 Dana Chladek, Decin Czechoslovakia, U.S. slalom Kayak, Olympics-br/silver-92, 96 December 27, 1963 Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees December 27, 1963 Mark Pike, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills December 27, 1962 Barbara Crampton, Levittown, New York, actr, Body Double, Young and Restless December 27, 1962 Sherri Steinhauer, Madison WI, LPGA golfer, 1992 du Maurier Ltd December 27, 1962 Timothy Hacker, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 10k runner December 27, 1961 Caroline Gowan, Greenville, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, South Carolina Women's Amat-1981, 83 December 27, 1960 Maryam D'Abo, London, actress, Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept December 27, 1960 Terry Price, Rockhampton QLD, Australasia golfer December 27, 1959 Andre Tippett, NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots December 27, 1959 Mary Holland, born in San Diego, California, WPVA volleyballer December 27, 1958 Steffen Mensching, writer December 27, 1958 Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach December 27, 1957 Connie Chillemi, Eglin AFB, Florida, golfer, 1994 Standard Register-13th December 27, 1957 James Sanford, U.S. runner, world record 50m indoor December 27, 1956 Doina Melinte, Romanian running star, world record 1500 m/mile indoor December 27, 1953 Arthur Kent, newscaster [Scud Stud], NBC-Gulf War coverage December 27, 1953 Kevin Wright, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1979 December 27, 1952 Karla Bonoff, rock singer, New World, Restless Nights December 27, 1951 William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner December 27, 1950 Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host December 27, 1950 Terry Bozzio, rock drummer, Missing Persons-Hello I Love You December 27, 1948 Gerard Depardieu, France, actor, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Danton December 27, 1948 Larry Byrom, rocker, Steppenwolf-Hour of the World December 27, 1948 Tovah Feldshuh, New York City, actress, Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky December 27, 1947 Peter Criss, rocker, Kiss-Beth December 27, 1946 Janet Street-Porter, British TV personality, Youth December 27, 1944 Mick Jones, rock guitarist, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is December 27, 1944 Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisconsin, singer and actress, Square Pegs December 27, 1944 Bob Brown, Australian Politician December 27, 1943 Cokie Roberts, newscaster, ABC-TV December 27, 1943 Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker, Animals December 27, 1941 Leslie Maguire, rocker, Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersey December 27, 1941 Michael Pinder, rocker, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin December 27, 1940 Jerry Lambert, jockey, rode Native Diver December 27, 1940 Pete Brown, rocker December 27, 1939 John Amos, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Good Times, Coming to America December 27, 1936 Lee Salk, doctor, CBS TV December 27, 1936 Phil Sharpe, cricketer, England middle order batsman during 60's December 27, 1935 Norma Rae Beatty Ashby, broadcaster/TV producer December 27, 1934 Larissa Latynina, Ukraine, gymnist, Olympics gold 1956, 60, 64 December 27, 1931 Scotty Moore, guitarist, for Elvis December 27, 1930 Jacqueline Fontijn, Flemish composer December 27, 1930 Meg Greenfield, U.S. politician December 27, 1930 Wilfrid Sheed, England, writer, Boys of Winter, Hack December 27, 1926 Jerome Courtland, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actor, Tonka, Tharus December 27, 1925 Allan Blank, composer December 27, 1925 Michel Piccoli, Paris, France, actor, Topaz, Peril, May Fools December 27, 1924 James A. McClure, Sen-R-Idaho December 27, 1924 Mokta Ould Daddah, president Mauritania, 1961-78 December 27, 1924 Wouter Eijkelemboom, Dutch architect, Holy-hospital, Vlaardingen December 27, 1922 Larry Osborne, navigator air traffic controller/supply specialist December 27, 1917 Earl of Inchcape, English large landowner/industrialist, P&O December 27, 1915 Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress, Queen of the Jungle December 27, 1915 William Howell Masters, sex author/physician December 27, 1914 Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer, Heaven Sees Red December 27, 1914 Ivan Sutton, British concert promoter December 27, 1910 Jack Massey, groundsman December 27, 1910 Neville Crump, racehorse trainer December 27, 1909 Johan[nes B] Schmitz, Dutch actor/reciter, Lucifer, MacBeth December 27, 1908 Louis JHCA de Bourbon, Dutch writer/poet, Black Banners December 27, 1907 Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher December 27, 1907 Jan Willem van Otterloo, Dutch composer December 27, 1907 Nils-Eric Ringbom, composer December 27, 1907 Willem Van Otterloo, Winterwijk Holland, conductor, Melbourne 1967-71 December 27, 1906 Ivan Brkanovic, composer December 27, 1906 Ivan Mark Waller, mountaineer December 27, 1906 Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor, American in Paris, Dance of Life December 27, 1902 Ferenc Szabo, composer December 27, 1901 Irene Handl, born in London, England, actress, Riding High, Morgan December 27, 1901 Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Germany, singer and actress, Blue Angel December 27, 1899 Paul Costello, U.S., double sculls, Olympics gold 1920, 24, 28 December 27, 1897 Iwan S Konew, Russ marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw December 27, 1896 Arch Ward, sportswriter, proposed baseball's all-star game December 27, 1896 Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright December 27, 1896 Ewan Calague, economist/statistician, Social Security Board December 27, 1896 Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer, Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926 December 27, 1895 Sig Arno, Hamburg, Germany, actor, Holiday in Havana December 27, 1892 Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer December 27, 1890 Maurice Schoemaker, composer December 27, 1884 Bernard van Dieren, composer December 27, 1879 Robert Greig, Australia, actor, Horse Feathers December 27, 1879 Sydney Greenstreet, born in Sandwich, England, actor, Maltese Falcon December 27, 1869 Aurelien FM Lugne-Poe, French actor/stage manager, La Parade December 27, 1859 William Henry Hadow, composer December 27, 1856 Andre Gedalge, composer December 27, 1855 Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist December 27, 1852 Dom Joao G da Camara, Portuguese journalist/songwriter December 27, 1845 Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer December 27, 1836 Henricus Oort, Dutch theologist, Leidse translation December 27, 1831 Lucius Fairchild, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1896 December 27, 1829 James Clay Rice, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1864 December 27, 1825 Reinhold Finsterbusch, composer December 27, 1822 John Roberts, composer December 27, 1822 Louis Pasteur, Dole France, bacteriologist, pasturization December 27, 1816 Eliakim Parker Scammon, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1894 December 27, 1814 James Henry Carleton, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1873 December 27, 1803 John ACA van Nispen Sevenaer, Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, 1848-75 December 27, 1802 Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter December 27, 1801 Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies, 1848-49 December 27, 1800 John Goss, composer December 27, 1773 George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics December 27, 1761 Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War December 27, 1755 Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen, 1827-36 December 27, 1752 Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer December 27, 1748 William Marshall, composer December 27, 1721 Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher December 27, 1709 Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect, Royal Palace, Hague December 27, 1654 Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician December 27, 1645 Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized December 27, 1571 Johann Kepler, Wurttemberg Germany, astronomer, elliptical orbits December 27, 1571 Johannes Kepler, German Scientist December 27, 1555 Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist |