Historical Events In December - 27

1982  John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 on December - 27.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1987  Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 on this day in history.  

1988  Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades on this day in history.  

1988  On December - 27 fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies  

1989  Egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break on this day in history.  

1990  On December - 27 barbara McDougall announces a five-year $332 million agreement to give Quebec control of cultural integration of immigrants to the province.  

1990  On this day in history san Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace  

1991  Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43 on December - 27.  

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

1993  On December - 27 youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50  

1994  Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1995  Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1997  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record.  

2019  At least 12 die in a plane crash in Kazakhstan on December - 27.  

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 80 million worldwide on December - 27.  

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1390  On this day in history 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  On December - 27 birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

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

1654  On December - 27 birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

1683  On this day in history birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)  

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 this day in history.  

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on this day in history.  

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

1076  Death of Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027) on December - 27.  

1381  On this day in history 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 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.