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Historical Events In December - 27
Sunday, 20 January 2019
1951 On December - 27 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 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 On this day in history 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 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 December - 27.
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 this day in history.
1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB) on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1968 On this day in history 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 New North Korean constitution comes into effect on this day in history.
1972 "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances on this day in history.
1972 Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1973 On December - 27 lA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
1974 FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party on December - 27.
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 On December - 27 explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)
1976 On December - 27 albania constitution goes into effect
1978 King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution on this day in history.
1978 Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV
1979 Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on this day in history.
1979 Russia invades Afghanistan on this day in history.
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 Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on December - 27.
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