Historical Events In December - 27

1951  On this day in history 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2)   

1952  Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1953  Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

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  Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 December - 27 france performs nuclear test   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1970  On December - 27 "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances   

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

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

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 this day in history 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 December - 27.   

1974  On this day in history amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66   

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  On December - 27 king Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution   

1978  On December - 27 bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62   

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

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  On December - 27 soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown   

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

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

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1390  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician   

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  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 December - 27.   

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

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

1548  On December - 27 death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)   

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.