Historical Events In December - 27
Saturday, 16 January 2021
1951 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) on this day in history.
1952 On December - 27 henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76
1953 On December - 27 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 On this day in history 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)
1957 On this day in history alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66
1959 Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game on December - 27.
1959 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1960 France performs nuclear test on December - 27.
1961 "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs on December - 27.
1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB) on this day in history.
1964 On December - 27 cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game
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 "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances on December - 27.
1970 "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances on December - 27.
1972 On December - 27 former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75;
1972 New North Korean constitution comes into effect on December - 27.
1972 "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances on December - 27.
1972 Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75 on December - 27.
1973 On December - 27 lA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
1974 FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party on December - 27.
1974 On December - 27 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
1974 On December - 27 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 this day in history albania constitution goes into effect
1978 King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution on this day in history.
1978 Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on December - 27.
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 December - 27 russia invades Afghanistan
1979 Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on December - 27.
1979 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on December - 27.
1981 Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on this day in history.
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