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Events from History on December 27

xxxx : ofia-church in Constantinople, initiated
xxxx : lius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1437 : Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia
1503 : Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G C¢rdoba beats France
1521 : "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg
1679 : Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
1703 : England & Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement
1741 : Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
1825 : 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England
1831 : Darwin begins his voyage on board HMS Beagle
1831 : HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America
1836 : Worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex)
1845 : Ether 1st used in childbirth in US, Jefferson, Ga
1850 : Hawaiian Fire Dept established
1862 : Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou)
1862 : Battle of Elizabethtown, KY
1867 : Ontario & Qu‚bec legislatures hold 1st meeting
1871 : World's 1st cat show (Crystal Palace, London)
1884 : Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State
1887 : Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG)
1892 : Foundation Stone of Cathedral of St John laid (NYC)
1892 : N C Biddle beats Livingston 4-0 in 1st black college football game
1900 : Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS)
1903 : "Sweet Adaline," a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung
1904 : Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan)
1904 : W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand," premieres in Dublin
1905 : M A Noble scores 281 (369 mins, 21 fours) NSW v Victoria
1906 : 1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI
1919 : Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except
1919 : Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season
1923 : Unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan
1926 : Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square
1926 : Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st US Jewish soldier to die in WW I
1927 : Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in NYC
1927 : Philip Barry's "Paris Bound," premieres in NYC
1927 : Stalin's faction wins All-Union Congress in USSR, Trotsky expelled
1932 : Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)
1934 : 1st youth hostel in US opens (Northfield, Mass)
1934 : Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran
1934 : Vernon Duke & James Hanley's musical premieres in NYC
1937 : Bradman scores 246 SA v Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours
1937 : German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos
1937 : Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio
1937 : Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
1939 : 1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH)
1939 : Between 20,000 & 40,000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey)
1939 : Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
1941 : Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an "open city"
1941 : Siberia: Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 7th Symphony
1942 : 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use
1943 : France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese govt
1943 : German warship "Scharnhorst" sinks in Barents Sea
1943 : Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower & Bedell Smith
1944 : Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London
1945 : Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave," premieres in NYC
1945 : International Monetary Fund established-World Bank founded
1947 : 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC
1949 : Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia
1949 : United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands
1954 : "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs
1954 : Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint," premieres in NYC
1960 : France performs nuclear test
1961 : "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs
1961 : Belgium & Congo resume diplomatic relations
1961 : Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping," premieres
1962 : 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)
1966 : "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs
1968 : Apollo 8 returns to Earth
1968 : China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1970 : "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances
1972 : "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances
1972 : Belgium recognizes German DR
1972 : LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak
1972 : New North Korean constitution comes into effect
1973 : LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
1974 : 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
1974 : Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years
1974 : FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party
1974 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1975 : Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)
1976 : Albania constitution goes into effect
1978 : King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution
1979 : "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV
1979 : Red Army beats NY Rangers 5-2 at MSG
1979 : Soviet troops invade Afgh nist n, Pres Hafizullah Amin overthrown
1981 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1982 : Imran Khan 8-60 to bring innings victory v India at Karachi
1983 : Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca)
1983 : Propane gas fire devastated 16ý blocks of Buffalo
1984 : Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
1985 : Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna
1985 : airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
1986 : "Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Wash DC
1986 : 10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Young & Restless wins
1987 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1987 : when he catches his 752nd pass
1988 : Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
1991 : "Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV
1991 : Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach
1992 : "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 perfs
1992 : "Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen
1992 : "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 per
1992 : 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
1992 : Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in NY's JFK airport
1993 : "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 7 perfs
1993 : Actress Teri Garr (44) weds John O'Neil (42)
1993 : Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93
1996 : Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21

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