Page 6: 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 this day in history.   

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

1954  On December - 27 "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs   

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

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  On this day in history alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70   

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  Cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

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

1970  On December - 27 "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 this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 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  LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 27 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 this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on December - 27.   

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  On December - 27 birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)   

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

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

1645  On this day in history birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized   

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 this day in history.   

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27.   

1065  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies   

1076  On December - 27 death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)   

1381  On this day in history death of edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician   

1548  On December - 27 death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)   

1590  On this day in history emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33   

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