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What happened in history on this day: December 27?
On December 27 in ...
- 1845 - Ether first used in childbirth in US, in Jefferson, Georgia.
- 1862 - Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Mississippi, CSA (Chickasaw Bayou).
- 1862 - Battle of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA.
- 1892 - Foundation stone of the Cathedral of Saint John is laid (New York City, New York).
- 1906 - First annual meeting of American Sociological Society, in Providence, Rhode Island.
- 1932 - Radio City Music Hall theater opens in New York City, New York.
- 1934 - First youth hostel in US opens (Northfield, Massachusetts).
- 1939 - First American ski-mobiles (North Conway, New Hampshire).
- 1968 - Apollo 8 returns to Earth.
- 1970 - Hello, Dolly! closes at Saint James Theater in New York City after 2,844 performances.
- 1983 - A propane explosion in Buffalo, New York kills five firefighters and two civilians, and devastates 16 square blocks.
- 1997 - 54-car pileup on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, due to dense fog. One death, 30 injuries.
- 2001 - The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.
Births on December 27
- 1896 - Birth of Louis Bromfield in Mansfield, Ohio, USA; writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926).
- 1906 - Birth of Oscar Levant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (An American in Paris, Dance of Life).
- 1915 - Birth of Mary Kornman in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA; actress (Queen of the Jungle).
- 1926 - Birth of Jerome Courtland in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Tonka, Tharus, Disneyland: Saga of Andy Barnett, Tales of the Vikings).
- 1939 - Birth of John Amos in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Good Times, Coming to America).
- 1944 - Birth of Tracy Nelson in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; singer ("In The Here And Now").
- 1948 - Birth of Tovah Feldshuh in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky).
- 1952 - Birth of Tovah Feldshuh in New York City, New York; actress (Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky).
- 1957 - Birth of Connie Chillemi at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA; golfer (1994 Standard Register-13th).
- 1958 - Birth of Steven Glen Jones in Artesia, New Mexico, USA; PGA golfer (1988 AT&T Pebble Beach).
- 1959 - Birth of Mary Holland in San Diego, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player.
- 1961 - Birth of Caroline Gowan in Greenville, South Carolina, USA; LPGA golfer (South Carolina Women's Amateur-1981, 1983).
- 1962 - Birth of Barbara Crampton in Levittown, New York, USA; actress (Body Double, The Young and the Restless).
- 1962 - Birth of Sherri Steinhauer in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; LPGA golfer (1992 du Maurier Ltd).
- 1962 - Birth of Timothy Hacker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; 10km runner.
- 1963 - Birth of Jim Leyritz in Lakewood, Ohio, USA; catcher (New York Yankees).
- 1968 - Birth of Dean Palmer in Tallahassee, Florida, USA; infielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1969 - Birth of Chris Humbert in Modesto, California, USA; water polo two metre offense (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Suzanne Paxton in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; fencer-foil (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Bryan Smolinski in Toledo, Ohio, USA; NHL forward (Team USA, Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1972 - Birth of Dewayne Washington in Durham, North Carolina, USA; NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1975 - Birth of Heather O'Rourke in San Diego, California; actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist).
- 1977 - Birth of Kate Nelson in Evanston, Illinois; rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1988 - Birth of Hayley Williams; American singer (Paramore).
Deaths on December 27
- 1836 - Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at age 43.
- 1974 - Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at age 66.
- 1981 - Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at age 82.
- 1982 - John Leonard Swigert Junior, American astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at age 51 (born 1931).
- 1985 - Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in the Mist), found dead in Rwanda, murdered at age 53 (born 1932).
- 1997 - Ewart G Abner Junior, president of Motown Records, dies at age 74.
- 2008 - Death of sculptor Robert Graham at age 70 in Santa Monica, California; Graham was a world-renowned sculptor (Franklin Roosevelt Memorial in Washington DC, Olympic Gateway for Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum), and coin designer (1984 Los Angeles Olympics US silver dollar).
- 2015 - Death of Ellsworth Kelly, American artist (born 1923).
- 2015 - Death of Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer and film director (born 1922).
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