Historical Events In December - 27

1982  On December - 27 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  On this day in history walter Scott, rocker, dies  

1985  On December - 27 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 December - 27.  

1988  On this day in history bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades  

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

1989  On December - 27 egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break  

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  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 December - 27 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 December - 27 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  NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025 on this day in history.  

2019  On December - 27 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  Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411) was born on December - 27.  

1555  Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist was born on December - 27.  

1571  On December - 27 birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

1645  Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

1683  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies  

0975  On December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies  

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

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

1381  On December - 27 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  Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63