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Historical Events In December - 27
Saturday, 15 June 2019
1951 On this day in history 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) 
1952 On this day in history henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76
1953 On this day in history 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 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 December - 27.
1960 On this day in history france performs nuclear test
1961 On December - 27 "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs
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 December - 27.
1968 Apollo 8 returns to Earth on December - 27.
1970 "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances on this day in history.
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 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 On December - 27 lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75
1973 On this day in history lA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
1974 On December - 27 fSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party
1974 On this day in history 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
1974 Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 on December - 27.
1975 On this day in history explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)
1976 Albania constitution goes into effect on December - 27.
1978 On this day in history king Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution
1978 On December - 27 bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62
1979 "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV on December - 27.
1979 Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on December - 27.
1979 Russia invades Afghanistan on December - 27.
1979 On this day in history soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown
1979 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on December - 27.
1981 Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on December - 27.
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