Page 6: Historical Events In December - 27

1951  On December - 27 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2)   

1952  On December - 27 henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76   

1953  On this day in history detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game   

1954  "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs on this day in history.   

1956  45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0) on December - 27.   

1957  On this day in history alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66   

1959  On this day in history balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game   

1959  On December - 27 alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70   

1960  France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs   

1962  On this day in history 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)   

1964  Cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game on December - 27.   

1966  "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs on December - 27.   

1968  On December - 27 apollo 8 returns to Earth   

1970  "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances on this day in history.   

1970  On December - 27 "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances   

1972  On this day in history former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75;   

1972  On this day in history new North Korean constitution comes into effect   

1972  "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances on this day in history.   

1972  Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 27 lA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8   

1974  On this day in history fSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party   

1974  40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) on December - 27.   

1974  Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1975  Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 27 albania constitution goes into effect   

1978  King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution on December - 27.   

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1979  "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV on December - 27.   

1979  On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

1979  On this day in history russia invades Afghanistan   

1979  Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on December - 27.   

1979  Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on December - 27.   

1981  On December - 27 hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82   

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1390  On December - 27 birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)   

1555  On December - 27 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist   

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on December - 27.   

1645  On this day in history birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized   

1654  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on December - 27.   

1683  On this day in history birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)   

1709  On December - 27 birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)   

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on December - 27.   

0418  On this day in history zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies   

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on this day in history.   

1065  Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27.   

1381  On December - 27 death of edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician   

1548  Death of Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1590  Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1595  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.