Historical Events on December 27, Facts & Special Events On This Day

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The Hagia Sophia is completed.

1512

The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.

1521

The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse. Philip Melanchthon cannot silence them. Martin Luther is being held in protective custody at the Wartburg castle at this time. He is later released and is able, by his preaching, to regain the peace.

1655

Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.

1657

The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.

1703

Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.

1814

War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.

1831

Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.

1836

The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.

1845

Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.

1845

Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".

1911

"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

1918

The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.

1922

Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.

1927

Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

1929

Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".

1932

Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

1935

Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.

1939

The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.

1939

Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.

1945

The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.

1949

Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

1966

The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

1968

Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.

1978

Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

1979

The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

1983

Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.

1985

Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.

1989

The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.

1996

Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.

1997

Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

2002

Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

2004

Radiation 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.

2007

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.

2007

Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

2008

Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

2009

December 27 in History

Historical Events on December 27

The Hagia Sophia is completed.

The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.

The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse. Philip Melanchthon cannot silence them. Martin Luther is being held in protective custody at the Wartburg castle at this time. He is later released and is able, by his preaching, to regain the peace.

Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.

The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.

Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.

War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.

Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.

The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.

Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.

Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".

"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.

Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.

Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".

Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.

The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.

Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.

The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.

Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.

Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.

Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.

The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.

Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.

Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

Radiation 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.

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.

Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.

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