Historical Events In December - 27

1982  John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 on this day in history.   

1983  Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo on December - 27.   

1983  Walter Scott, rocker, dies on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports. President Reagan blamed Libyan leader Momar Qadhafi   

1985  Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 27 lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78   

1987  Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 on December - 27.   

1988  On December - 27 bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades   

1988  Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on December - 27.   

1989  On December - 27 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  San Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50   

1994  On this day in history 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  On December - 27 presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya.   

2012  NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025 on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record.   

2019  On December - 27 at least 12 die in a plane crash in Kazakhstan.   

2020  On December - 27 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 80 million worldwide.   

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

1555  On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist   

1571  On December - 27 birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)   

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

1654  On December - 27 birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician   

1683  On December - 27 birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)   

1709  On this day in history birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)   

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

0418  On December - 27 zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies   

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27.   

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

1076  On December - 27 death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)   

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

1595  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on December - 27.