deaths
December 27, 1694
Henrik Span, naval officer in the Dutch (born 1634)
Henrik Span
Henrik Span was a naval officer in the Dutch, Venetian and Danish navies. He reached the rank of Admiral in the Royal Danish Navy in 1683 and headed the Royal Danish Naval Dockyard in Copenhagen from 1690. In 1692, he was granted Hørbygaard at Holbæk and raised to the peerage by Christian V of Denmark.
December 27
December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; four days remain until the end of the year.