Page 6: Historical Events In December - 27

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

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

1956  45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0) on December - 27.   

1957  Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)   

1964  On December - 27 cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game   

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

1970  "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances on December - 27.   

1972  Former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75; on this day in history.   

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  On December - 27 lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75   

1973  LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 on December - 27.   

1974  FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party on December - 27.   

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

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  On December - 27 bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62   

1979  "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1979  Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on this day in history.   

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on this day in history.   

1979  Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on December - 27.   

1979  On December - 27 hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

1981  On December - 27 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 December - 27.   

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on December - 27.   

1571  On December - 27 birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)   

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

1654  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on December - 27.   

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  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 December - 27.   

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

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on December - 27.   

1548  Death of Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1590  Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on December - 27.   

1595  On this day in history pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63