Page 6: Historical Events In December - 27

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

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 December - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1959  On December - 27 balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game   

1959  Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1960  On December - 27 france performs nuclear test   

1961  "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs on this day in history.   

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  "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances on December - 27.   

1970  On this day in history "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances   

1972  On December - 27 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  On this day in history "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances   

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 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  Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) on this day in history.   

1976  Albania constitution goes into effect on December - 27.   

1978  King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution on December - 27.   

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)   

1645  Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized was born on December - 27.   

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

1683  On December - 27 birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)   

1709  On this day in history birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)   

1715  On this day in history birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)   

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

1381  On December - 27 death of edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician   

1548  On this day in history death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)   

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

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