Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In December - 27
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1982 On December - 27 john Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 
1983 Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo on this day in history.
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 Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda on this day in history.
1986 Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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 Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history 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 December - 27.
1992 On December - 27 cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
1993 On this day in history youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50
1994 Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1995 On December - 27 jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39
1997 Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83 on December - 27.
2007 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 on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
2020 On December - 27 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 80 million worldwide.
2024 On December - 27 acting President of South Korea Han Duck-soo is impeached by MPs for failing to promulgate two bills related to president Yoon's legal proceedings. He is succeeded by deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok.