Births on December 27

Daimí Pernía

Born on December 27, 1976

Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler

Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976 in La Palma, Pinar del Río) is a retired Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles.

A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion. She announced her retirement in 2007.

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Events on 1976

5 Jan

Democratic Kampuchea
The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
13 Apr

Thomas Jefferson
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
8 May

Six Flags Magic Mountain
The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
11 Oct

Gerald R. Ford
George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
13 Oct

Ebola
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.

Births on December 27

Daimí Pernía

Born on December 27, 1976

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Events on 1976

Democratic Kampuchea

Thomas Jefferson

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Gerald R. Ford

Ebola