Historical Events In December - 27

1982  On December - 27 john Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51  

1983  Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo on December - 27.  

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  On this day in history dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda  

1986  On December - 27 lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78  

1987  On this day in history 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 December - 27 fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies  

1989  Egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break on December - 27.  

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

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

1994  On this day in history hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70  

1995  Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 on December - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

2007  Presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya on this day in history.  

2012  NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025 on this day in history.  

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1390  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized  

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

1683  On December - 27 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  On December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

1065  On December - 27 ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies  

1076  On December - 27 death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)  

1381  Death of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on this day in history.  

1548  Death of Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502) on December - 27.  

1590  On this day in history emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33  

1595  On December - 27 pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63