What happened on December 27? There are more than 256 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About December 27
December 27 is the 362nd day of the year 2024. There are 4 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. This day falls under the 52nd week of the year 2024.
On this day in Benezett, Pennsylvania 15821 sunrise will occur at 07:36 AM and sunset will occur at 04:52 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Capricorn. The modern birthstone for this month is Turquoise while the mystical birthstone is Onyx.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 33 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For December 27
- 537The Hagia Sophia is completed.
- 1512The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
- 1655Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
- 1657The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
- 1703Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
- 1814War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson’s make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
- 1831Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
- 1836The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people.
- 1845Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Williamson Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
- 1911“Jana Gana Mana,” the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
- 1918The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
- 1922Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
- 1923Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
- 1927Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
- 1932Radio City Music Hall opened in New York, New York.
- 1939Erzincan, Turkey is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000.
- 1939Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
- 1942The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.
- 1945The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
- 1949Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
- 1966The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
- 1968Apollo Program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.
- 1978Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.
- 1978The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the South Pole recorded temperatures of 7.5 °F (−13.6 °C), making it the highest temperature to ever be recorded in the South Pole.
- 1979The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
- 1985Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria airports.
- 1996Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul.
- 1997Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- 2001The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
- 2002The company Clonaid announces that it has successfully cloned a human being, although it has never presented any verifiable evidence.
- 2002Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya.
- 2004Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
- 2007Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
- 2007Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
- 2008Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza - Operation Cast Lead
- 2009Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
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Who Were Born On December 27?
- 1390Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
- 1571Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)
- 1654Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
- 1683Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)
- 1715Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)
- 1717Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
- 1721François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (d. 1790)
- 1761Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian military commander (d. 1818)
- 1773George Cayley, English scientist, inventor, and politician (d. 1857)
- 1776Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
- 1796Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
- 1803François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, French Canadian Patriote (d. 1839)
- 1822Louis Pasteur, French scientist (d. 1895)
- 1823Sir Mackenzie Bowell, fifth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
- 1832Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and patron of art (d. 1897)
- 1864René Georges Hermann-Paul, French artist (d. 1940)
- 1879Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (d. 1954)
- 1883Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American financier, industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1979)
- 1888Thea von Harbou, German author and actress (d. 1954)
- 1892Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian World War One flying ace (d. 1917)
- 1896Carl Zuckmayer, German author and dramatist (d. 1977)
- 1896Louis Bromfield, American writer (d. 1956)
- 1896Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
- 1900Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
- 1901Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
- 1901Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer (d. 1992)
- 1906Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
- 1907Conrad L. Raiford, Goodwill Ambassador (d. 2002)
- 1907Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and writer (d. 1999)
- 1907Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
- 1909James Riddell, British champion skier and author (d. 2000)
- 1910Charles Olson, American poet (d. 1970)
- 1911Anna Russell, English-born Canadian singer and comedian (d. 2006)
- 1915Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (d. 1999)
- 1915Mary Kornman, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1915William Masters, American gynecologist (d. 2001)
- 1916Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (d. 1953)
- 1917Onni Palaste, Finnish writer (d. 2009)
- 1918John Celardo, American comic strip artist
- 1919Charles Sweeney, American general (d. 2004)
- 1920Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (d. 2005)
- 1924James A. McClure, American politician (d. 2011)
- 1925Maurice Bambier, French politician (d. 1994)
- 1925Michel Piccoli, French actor
- 1926Jerome Courtland, American actor, director and producer
- 1927Agnes Nixon, American television producer, director, and writer
- 1927Antony Gardner, British politician (d. 2011)
- 1927Audrey Wagner, American baseball player [AAGPBL] (d. 1984)
- 1930Marshall Sahlins, American Anthropologist
- 1930Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American writer (d. 2011)
- 1931Scotty Moore, American guitarist
- 1934Larisa Latynina, Russian gymnast
- 1939John Amos, American actor
- 1941Michael Pinder, British musician (Moody Blues)
- 1941Nolan Richardson, American basketball coach
- 1942Byron Browne, baseball player
- 1942Charmian Carr, American actress
- 1942Ron Rothstein, American basketball coach
- 1942Thomas Menino, American politician
- 1943Cokie Roberts, American journalist
- 1943Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish musician
- 1943Peter Sinfield, British lyricist and producer
- 1943Roy White, American baseball player
- 1944Mick Jones, British musician (Foreigner)
- 1946Janet Street-Porter, British journalist, producer and presenter
- 1946Lenny Kaye, American guitarist
- 1947Bill Eadie, professional wrestler known as “Ax” of Demolition
- 1947Janet Perry, American soprano
- 1947Mickey Redmond, Canadian hockey player
- 1947Tracy Nelson, American blues singer
- 1947Willy Polleunis, Belgian athlete
- 1948Gérard Depardieu, French actor
- 1950Doug Stone, Canadian voice actor
- 1950Morgan Chu, lawyer and intellectual property expert
- 1950Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer
- 1950Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons)
- 1951Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico
- 1952David Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits)
- 1952Jay Hill, Canadian politician
- 1952Karla Bonoff, American singer and songwriter
- 1952Tovah Feldshuh, American actress
- 1955Barbara Olson, American political commentator (d. 2001)
- 1955Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
- 1957Greg Mortensen, American author
- 1957Jerry Gaskill, American musician (King’s X)
- 1958Barbara Crampton, American actress
- 1958Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (d. 1998)
- 1958Steve Jones, American golfer
- 1959Andre Tippett, American football player
- 1959Gerina Dunwich, American author
- 1960Donald Nally, American choral conductor
- 1960Maryam d'Abo, British actress
- 1960Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
- 1962Bill Self, American basketball coach
- 1962Mark Few, American basketball coach
- 1962Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
- 1963Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-born director
- 1964Ian Gomez, American actor
- 1964Theresa Randle, American actress
- 1965Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (d. 2007)
- 1965Salman Khan, Indian actor
- 1966Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler
- 1966Eva LaRue, American actress
- 1966Fabian Núñez, American politician
- 1966Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American writer
- 1969Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
- 1969Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
- 1970Brendon Cook, Australian racing driver
- 1970Chyna, American professional wrestler
- 1970Lorenzo Neal, American football player
- 1971Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player
- 1971Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- 1971Jason Hawes, Paranormal investigator
- 1972Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player
- 1972Kevin Ollie, American basketball player
- 1972Matt Slocum, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
- 1972Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor
- 1973Dee Ferris, British painter
- 1973Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer
- 1973Wilson Cruz, Puerto Rican actor
- 1974Edgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (d. 2005)
- 1974Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese seiyū and singer
- 1974Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
- 1974Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor
- 1975Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1976Aaron Stanford, American actor
- 1976Fernando Pisani, Canadian/Italian ice hockey player
- 1977Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
- 1978Deuce McAllister, American football player
- 1978Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
- 1979Carson Palmer, American football player
- 1979David Dunn, English footballer
- 1980Bernard Berrian, American football player
- 1980Cas Haley, American singer and guitarist
- 1980Claudio Castagnoli, Swiss wrestler
- 1980Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
- 1981David Aardsma, American baseball player
- 1981Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
- 1981Javine, British singer
- 1981Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982James Mead, American guitarist (Kutless)
- 1982Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist, (Týr)
- 1983Anthony Boric, New Zealand All Black rugby player
- 1983Cole Hamels, American baseball player
- 1984Gilles Simon, French tennis player
- 1984Pleasure P, American R&B Singer (Pretty Ricky)
- 1985Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian racing driver
- 1985Logan Bailly, Belgian football goalkeeper
- 1985Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
- 1988Hayley Williams, American singer (Paramore)
- 1988Rick Porcello, American baseball player
- 1988Taecyeon, South Korean actor & singer (2PM)
- 1988Zavon Hines, English football player
- 1990Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
- 1991Chloe Bridges, American actress
- 1991Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
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Who Died On December 27?
- 418Pope Zosimus
- 1076Prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)
- 1381Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician
- 1543George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, follower of Martin Luther (b. 1484)
- 1548Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)
- 1603Thomas Cartwright, English Puritan clergyman
- 1704Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Brandenburg and Prussian field marshal and prime minister (b. 1635)
- 1707Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632)
- 1737William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
- 1743Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
- 1771Henri Pitot, French engineer (b. 1695)
- 1782Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697)
- 1800Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718)
- 1812Joanna Southcott, an English self-described religious prophetess (b. 1750)
- 1812Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745)
- 1834Charles Lamb, English essayist (b. 1775)
- 1836Stephen F. Austin, American pioneer (b. 1793)
- 1858Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer (b. 1785)
- 1896John Brown, British manufacturer (b. 1816)
- 1900William George Armstrong, English inventor, industrialist, and engineer (b. 1810)
- 1914Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and inventor (b. 1863)
- 1923Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (b. 1832)
- 1925Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (b. 1895)
- 1938Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (b. 1889)
- 1938Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet (b. 1891)
- 1950Max Beckmann, German painter (b. 1884)
- 1952Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (b. 1878)
- 1953Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (b. 1894)
- 1955Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English naval officer (b. 1881)
- 1956Lambert McKenna, Irish editor and lexicographer. (b. 1870)
- 1965Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)
- 1966Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (b. 1905)
- 1972Lester B. Pearson, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1897)
- 1974Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock, Russian physicist (b. 1898)
- 1978Bob Luman, American country and rockabilly singer (b. 1937)
- 1978Chris Bell American musician (b. 1951)
- 1978Houari Boumediène, President of Algeria (b. 1932)
- 1979Hafizullah Amin, second President of Afghanistan (b. 1929)
- 1981Hoagy Carmichael, American composer and singer (b. 1899)
- 1982John Leonard “Jack” Swigert, Jr., American astronaut (b. 1931)
- 1987Geoffrey D Lloyd, Chairman of the guild of British Newspaper editors (b. 1933)
- 1988Hal Ashby, American film director (b. 1929)
- 1992Kay Boyle, American writer (b. 1902)
- 1993André Pilette, Belgian racing driver (b. 1918)
- 1994Fanny Cradock, English food writer and broadcaster (b. 1909)
- 1994J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (b. 1902)
- 1995Genrikh Gasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
- 1995Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian classical pianist (b. 1909)
- 1997Billy Wright, Irish Protestant paramilitary leader (b. 1960)
- 1997Brendan Gill, American columnist and humorist (b. 1914)
- 2002George Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1922)
- 2003Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)
- 2003Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1962)
- 2003Vestal Goodman, American Gospel singer (b. 1929)
- 2004Hank Garland, American musician (b. 1930)
- 2005William Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931)
- 2007Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (assassinated) (b. 1953)
- 2007Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (b. 1920)
- 2007Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish film director (b. 1922)
- 2008Delaney Bramlett, American musician (b. 1939)
- 2011Catê, Brazilian footballer (b. 1973)
- 2011Helen Frankenthaler, American abstract expressionist painter (b. 1928)
- 2011Johnny Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
- 2011Michael Dummett, British philosopher (b. 1925)
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