Historical Events In December - 27

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

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

1953  On this day in history detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game  

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 this day in history.  

1957  On December - 27 alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66  

1959  Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game on this day in history.  

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

1960  On this day in history france performs nuclear test  

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

1962  On this day in history 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 this day in history "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs  

1968  On December - 27 apollo 8 returns to Earth  

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 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  On December - 27 new North Korean constitution comes into effect  

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  On December - 27 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)  

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  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  On December - 27 red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG  

1979  On December - 27 russia invades Afghanistan  

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  On this day in history hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82  

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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  On December - 27 birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized  

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

1683  On December - 27 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  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 December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

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

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

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