Page 6: Historical Events In December - 27

1951  40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) on December - 27.   

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

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

1957  Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66 on December - 27.   

1959  Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game on December - 27.   

1959  On this day in history alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70   

1960  France performs nuclear test on December - 27.   

1961  "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs on December - 27.   

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

1964  On this day in history cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game   

1966  "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs on this day in history.   

1968  On December - 27 apollo 8 returns to Earth   

1970  On December - 27 "Hello, Dolly!" closes on Broadway after a record 2,844 performances   

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

1972  On this day in history former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75;   

1972  On December - 27 new North Korean constitution comes into effect   

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  On December - 27 lA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8   

1974  On December - 27 fSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party   

1974  On this day in history 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)   

1974  Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1976  Albania constitution goes into effect on December - 27.   

1978  King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution on this day in history.   

1978  Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62 on December - 27.   

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

1979  Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on December - 27.   

1979  Russia invades Afghanistan on December - 27.   

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

1979  On December - 27 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  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  Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630) was born on December - 27.   

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  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  Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on December - 27.   

1076  On this day in history 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  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  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.