Events & Holidays In December - 27

Anniversary of the Constitution (North Korea)

Commission Holiday (Niue)

Family Day (Vanuatu)

Public Holiday (Cayman Islands Hong Kong)

St. Stephen's Day (Bulgaria)

Stanley Sports Day (Falkland Islands)

1390  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician   

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

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on this day in history.   

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

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history.   

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

1065  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies   

1076  On this day in history death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)   

1381  On this day in history 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 this day in history.