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  On this day in history walter Scott, rocker, dies  

1985  Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports. President Reagan blamed Libyan leader Momar Qadhafi on December - 27.  

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

1986  Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78 on December - 27.  

1987  Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 on December - 27.  

1988  On this day in history bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades  

1988  Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on this day in history.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

1991  On December - 27 edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43  

1992  On this day in history cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75  

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  Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1997  Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83 on December - 27.  

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 December - 27.  

2007  On this day in history presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya.  

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

2019  On December - 27 corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record.  

2019  On December - 27 at least 12 die in a plane crash in Kazakhstan.  

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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 December - 27 birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)  

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

0418  On this day in history zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies  

0975  On this day in history balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

1065  Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.  

1076  On this day in history death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)  

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

1548  Death of Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502) on this day in history.  

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

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