Historical Events In December - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1982 On this day in history john Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
1983 On this day in history propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo
1983 On December - 27 walter Scott, rocker, dies
1985 Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports. President Reagan blamed Libyan leader Momar Qadhafi on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda
1986 Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1987 Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 on this day in history.
1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades on this day in history.
1988 Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on December - 27.
1989 On this day in history egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break
1990 On this day in history barbara McDougall announces a five-year $332 million agreement to give Quebec control of cultural integration of immigrants to the province.
1990 On December - 27 san Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace
1991 Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43 on this day in history.
1992 Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1993 Youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50 on this day in history.
1994 On December - 27 hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70
1995 Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 on December - 27.
1997 Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83 on December - 27.
2007 On December - 27 former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, and at least 20 others are killed by a bomb blast at an election rally in Rawalpindi.
2007 Presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya on December - 27.
2012 On this day in history nASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025
2019 On this day in history corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record.
2019 At least 12 die in a plane crash in Kazakhstan on December - 27.
2020 On December - 27 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 80 million worldwide.