Historical Events In December - 27

1982  On this day in history john Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51  

1983  On December - 27 propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo  

1983  Walter Scott, rocker, dies on December - 27.  

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 December - 27.  

1986  On this day in history 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  Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades on December - 27.  

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

1989  On this day in history 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  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  On December - 27 cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75  

1993  On this day in history youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50  

1994  On December - 27 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  On this day in history presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Kenya.  

2012  On December - 27 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  On December - 27 at least 12 die in a plane crash in Kazakhstan.  

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

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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 December - 27 birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

1645  On December - 27 birth of giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized  

1654  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician was born on this day in history.  

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on December - 27.  

1709  On this day in history birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)  

1715  On this day in history birth of philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)  

0418  On December - 27 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  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 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 this day in history pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63