Historical Events In December - 27

1982  John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 on this day in history.  

1983  On this day in history propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo  

1983  Walter Scott, rocker, dies on this day in history.  

1985  Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports. President Reagan blamed Libyan leader Momar Qadhafi on this day in history.  

1985  Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78  

1987  On December - 27 priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91  

1988  On December - 27 bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades  

1988  On this day in history fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies  

1989  On December - 27 egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break  

1990  On this day in history barbara McDougall announces a five-year $332 million agreement to give Quebec control of cultural integration of immigrants to the province.  

1990  San Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace on December - 27.  

1991  Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43 on this day in history.  

1992  Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 on December - 27.  

1993  Youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50 on this day in history.  

1994  On December - 27 hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70  

1995  On this day in history jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39  

1997  On December - 27 brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83  

2007  Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, and at least 20 others are killed by a bomb blast at an election rally in Rawalpindi on this day in history.  

2007  Presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya on December - 27.  

2012  NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025 on December - 27.  

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1390  On December - 27 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  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on December - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on December - 27.  

0975  On December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

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

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on this day in history.  

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on December - 27.  

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 this day in history.