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

1957  On this day in history alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66   

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 this day in history.   

1960  France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

1961  "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs on December - 27.   

1962  28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB) on December - 27.   

1964  On this day in history cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game   

1966  On this day in history "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs   

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  New North Korean constitution comes into effect on December - 27.   

1972  "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1975  On December - 27 explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)   

1976  On December - 27 albania constitution goes into effect   

1978  On December - 27 king Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution   

1978  On this day in history bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62   

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

1979  On December - 27 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 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 December - 27.   

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

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

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

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

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on December - 27.   

1715  On December - 27 birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)   

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history.   

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

1065  Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on December - 27.   

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

1595  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.