Historical Events In December - 27

1982  On December - 27 john Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51   

1983  Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 27.   

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

1988  On this day in history bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades   

1988  On this day in history fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies   

1989  On this day in history egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break   

1990  On December - 27 barbara McDougall announces a five-year $332 million agreement to give Quebec control of cultural integration of immigrants to the province.   

1990  On this day in history san Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace   

1991  On this day in history edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43   

1992  On this day in history cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75   

1993  On this day in history youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50   

1994  Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70 on December - 27.   

1995  On this day in history jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39   

1997  Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

2007  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 on this day in history.   

2007  Presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya on December - 27.   

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

2019  Corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record on December - 27.   

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

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

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

0418  On December - 27 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  On this day in history death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)   

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on this day in history.   

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  On December - 27 pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63