Historical Events In December - 27

1951  40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) on this day in history.   

1952  Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76 on December - 27.   

1953  On December - 27 detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game   

1954  "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs on December - 27.   

1956  On this day in history 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)   

1957  On this day in history alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66   

1959  On this day in history balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game   

1959  Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history france performs nuclear test   

1961  On this day in history "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs   

1962  28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB) on this day in history.   

1964  Cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 27 "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs   

1968  Apollo 8 returns to Earth on December - 27.   

1970  "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances on this day in history.   

1970  "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 27 former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75;   

1972  New North Korean constitution comes into effect on December - 27.   

1972  "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances on this day in history.   

1972  Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75 on December - 27.   

1973  LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 on this day in history.   

1974  FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party on December - 27.   

1974  On December - 27 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)   

1974  On this day in history amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66   

1975  On December - 27 explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)   

1976  On December - 27 albania constitution goes into effect   

1978  King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution on December - 27.   

1978  On this day in history bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62   

1979  On this day in history "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV   

1979  On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

1979  On December - 27 russia invades Afghanistan   

1979  Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

1981  Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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1390  On this day in history 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  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  On December - 27 birth of pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)   

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

0418  On December - 27 zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies   

0975  On this day in history balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies   

1065  On this day in history 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