Historical Events In December - 27

1951  40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) on December - 27.  

1952  Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76 on December - 27.  

1953  On December - 27 detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game  

1954  On this day in history "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs  

1956  On this day in history 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)  

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

1959  On this day in history balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game  

1959  Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

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

1970  "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances  

1972  Former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75; on December - 27.  

1972  On this day in history new North Korean constitution comes into effect  

1972  On December - 27 "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  LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 on December - 27.  

1974  On December - 27 fSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party  

1974  On December - 27 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)  

1974  Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1975  On December - 27 explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)  

1976  On this day in history albania constitution goes into effect  

1978  On December - 27 king Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution  

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1979  On December - 27 red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG  

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on this day in history.  

1979  Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on this day in history.  

1979  On December - 27 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  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on this day in history.  

1555  On December - 27 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 December - 27.  

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 December - 27.  

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

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

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27.  

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

1548  On this day in history 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 December - 27.