The 361st day of the year, the 362nd in a leap year
Born on 27 December
Every 27 December birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Capricorn, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CapricornEarth, cardinal, ruled by Saturn.
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Zircon, TanzaniteThe 1912 list gave Turquoise and Lapis lazuli.
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, HollyUsually taken today to mean good wishes and defence.
- Most common weekdays
- Tuesday and Sunday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 27 December in any year.
Which weekday 27 December falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 27 December falls on every day of the week: Tuesday 16, Sunday 16, Monday 15, Wednesday 15, Thursday 15, Saturday 15, Friday 15.
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How common a birthday 27 December is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,673 babies were born on 27 December in each year of the twenty, making it the 363rd most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 27 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Pasteur | 1822–1895 | French chemist and microbiologist |
| Marlene Dietrich | 1901–1992 | German and American actress and singer |
| Johannes Kepler | 1571–1630 | German mathematician and astronomer |
| Salman Khan | 1965– | Indian actor and producer |
| Gérard Depardieu | 1948– | French actor |
| Timothée Chalamet | 1995– | French-American actor |
| Ghalib | 1797–1869 | Indian poet |
| Bohdan Khmelnytsky | 1595–1657 | Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host from 1648 to 1657 |
| Larisa Latynina | 1934– | Soviet-Russian artistic gymnast and ballet dancer |
| Hayley Williams | 1988– | American singer |
| Guido Westerwelle | 1961–2016 | German politician (FDP), Foreign Minister of Germany |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 1986– | Jamaican track and field sprinter |
| Adil Rami | 1985– | French footballer |
| Michel Piccoli | 1925–2020 | French actor |
| Emilie de Ravin | 1981– | Australian actress |
| Ernesto Zedillo | 1951– | President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000 |
| Milos Raonic | 1990– | Canadian tennis player |
| Gilles Simon | 1984– | French tennis player |
Died on 27 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Benazir Bhutto | 1953–2007 | Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996 |
| Carrie Fisher | 1956–2016 | American actress, writer and screenwriter |
| Gustave Eiffel | 1832–1923 | French civil engineer |
| Lester B. Pearson | 1897–1972 | Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968 |
| Osip Mandelstam | 1891–1938 | Russian poet and essayist |
| Max Beckmann | 1884–1950 | German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer |
| Houari Boumédiène | 1932–1978 | Head of State of Algeria from 1965 to 1978 |
| Charles Lamb | 1775–1834 | British essayist, poet, antiquarian |
| Olivia Hussey | 1951–2024 | British actress |
| Hafizullah Amin | 1929–1979 | Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher |
| Julian Tuwim | 1894–1953 | Polish poet |
| Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. | 1934–2012 | United States Army general |
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