Page 6: Historical Events In December - 27

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

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

1953  Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

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

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 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 December - 27 "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs   

1968  Apollo 8 returns to Earth on December - 27.   

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 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 December - 27 "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 December - 27 lA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8   

1974  On this day in history fSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party   

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

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 December - 27.   

1976  On this day in history albania constitution goes into effect   

1978  On this day in history king Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution   

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on December - 27.   

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

1979  On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on December - 27.   

1979  On December - 27 soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown   

1979  Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on this day in history.   

1981  Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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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 December - 27.   

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on December - 27.   

1645  On December - 27 birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized   

1654  On this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician   

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  On this day in history balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies   

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

1590  On December - 27 emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33   

1595  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on December - 27.