What happened this day in history December 27

What are the important events that happened on December 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 27: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 27 is the 362nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 4 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 14, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,920,960 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectahexacontadigon’ day.

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 33 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,389 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 27 Historical Events

  • 1512
    The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
  • 1836
    The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people.
  • 1911
    “Jana Gana Mana,” the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
  • 1922
    Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
  • 1939
    Erzincan, Turkey is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000.
  • 1942
    The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.
  • 1945
    The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
  • 1966
    The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
  • 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.

Who were born on December 27?

  • 1654
    Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
  • 1721
    François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (d. 1790)
  • 1915
    Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (d. 1999)
  • 1917
    Onni Palaste, Finnish writer (d. 2009)
  • 1972
    Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player
  • 1976
    Aaron Stanford, American actor
  • 1978
    Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
  • 1979
    David Dunn, English footballer
  • 1981
    David Aardsma, American baseball player
  • 1988
    Taecyeon, South Korean actor & singer (2PM)

Who died on December 27?

  • 1707
    Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632)
  • 1800
    Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (b. 1718)
  • 1812
    Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745)
  • 1978
    Chris Bell American musician (b. 1951)
  • 1987
    Geoffrey D Lloyd, Chairman of the guild of British Newspaper editors (b. 1933)
  • 1995
    Genrikh Gasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
  • 1995
    Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian classical pianist (b. 1909)
  • 1997
    Brendan Gill, American columnist and humorist (b. 1914)
  • 2008
    Delaney Bramlett, American musician (b. 1939)
  • 2011
    Helen Frankenthaler, American abstract expressionist painter (b. 1928)

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