Historical Events In December - 27

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

1952  On this day in history henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76   

1953  Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game on December - 27.   

1954  "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs on December - 27.   

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

1957  Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66 on December - 27.   

1959  Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game on December - 27.   

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

1960  On this day in history france performs nuclear test   

1961  On December - 27 "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs   

1962  On December - 27 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  On December - 27 "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs   

1968  Apollo 8 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

1970  "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances on this day in history.   

1972  Former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75; on December - 27.   

1972  New North Korean constitution comes into effect on December - 27.   

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

1972  Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75 on December - 27.   

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

1974  FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party on this day in history.   

1974  40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) on this day in history.   

1974  Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 on December - 27.   

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

1976  Albania constitution goes into effect on December - 27.   

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 December - 27.   

1979  "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1979  Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on December - 27.   

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

1981  Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on December - 27.   

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

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)   

1645  Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1654  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on December - 27.   

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on December - 27.   

1715  On December - 27 birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)   

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

0975  On this day in history balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies   

1065  On December - 27 ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies   

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on December - 27.   

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

1590  On this day in history emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33   

1595  On this day in history pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63