Historical Events In December - 27

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  Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game on December - 27.  

1954  On this day in history "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs  

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

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 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  28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB) on December - 27.  

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  On December - 27 apollo 8 returns to Earth  

1970  On December - 27 "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  On this day in history former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75;  

1972  On this day in history new North Korean constitution comes into effect  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 27 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 this day in history.  

1979  On December - 27 "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV  

1979  Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on December - 27.  

1979  On December - 27 russia invades Afghanistan  

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

1979  On this day in history hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered  

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

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1390  On this day in history birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)  

1555  On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

1571  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.  

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

1654  On December - 27 birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on December - 27.  

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on this day in history.  

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on December - 27.  

0418  On December - 27 zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies  

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on this day in history.  

1065  On December - 27 ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies  

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27.  

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on this day in history.  

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

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

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