Page 7: Historical Events In December - 27
Thursday, 02 January 2025
1982 John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 on December - 27.
1983 On this day in history propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo
1983 On this day in history walter Scott, rocker, dies
1985 Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports. President Reagan blamed Libyan leader Momar Qadhafi on this day in history.
1985 On December - 27 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 On December - 27 priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91
1988 On this day in history bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
1988 Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on this day in history.
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 December - 27.
1990 San Francisco became the first city to adopt regulations regarding video display terminals in the workplace on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43
1992 Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50
1994 Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70 on December - 27.
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 this day in history 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 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.