Historical Events In December - 27

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

1983  Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo on this day in history.  

1983  On December - 27 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1988  Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on December - 27.  

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

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  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  On this day in history jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39  

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 this day in history.  

2012  On this day in history nASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025  

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

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

1548  On December - 27 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  On December - 27 pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63