Page 7: Historical Events In December - 27
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
1982 John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 on this day in history.
1983 On December - 27 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 this day in history.
1985 On December - 27 dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda
1986 On this day in history lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78
1987 Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 on December - 27.
1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history 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 Barbara McDougall announces a five-year $332 million agreement to give Quebec control of cultural integration of immigrants to the province on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history san Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace
1991 On December - 27 edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43
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 December - 27.
1994 Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70 on December - 27.
1995 Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 on December - 27.
1997 On this day in history brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83
2007 On December - 27 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.
2007 Presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya on December - 27.
2012 On this day in history nASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025
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 On December - 27 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 80 million worldwide.
2024 Acting President of South Korea Han Duck-soo is impeached by MPs for failing to promulgate two bills related to president Yoon's legal proceedings. He is succeeded by deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok on this day in history.