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 361^st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 4 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 14, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 490,776 hours 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 ‘trihectahexacontahenagon’ 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 52 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 4,754 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

December 27 Historical Events

• 1831 –
  Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
• 1845 –
  Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Williamson Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
• 1923 –
  Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
• 1942 –
  The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.
• 1968 –
  Apollo Program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.
• 1978 –
  The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the South Pole recorded temperatures of 7.5 °F (−13.6 °C), making it the highest temperature to ever be recorded in the South Pole.
• 1985 –
  Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria airports.
• 1996 –
  Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul.
• 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 –
  Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza - Operation Cast Lead

Who were born on December 27?

• 1683 –
  Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)
• 1715 –
  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)
• 1909 –
  James Riddell, British champion skier and author (d. 2000)
• 1947 –
  Mickey Redmond, Canadian hockey player
• 1950 –
  Doug Stone, Canadian voice actor
• 1970 –
  Chyna, American professional wrestler
• 1973 –
  Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer
• 1974 –
  Edgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (d. 2005)
• 1988 –
  Rick Porcello, American baseball player
• 1988 –
  Taecyeon, South Korean actor & singer (2PM)

Who died on December 27?

• 1704 –
  Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Brandenburg and Prussian field marshal and prime minister (b. 1635)
• 1707 –
  Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632)
• 1737 –
  William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
• 1938 –
  Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (b. 1889)
• 1972 –
  Lester B. Pearson, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1897)
• 1978 –
  Chris Bell American musician (b. 1951)
• 1987 –
  Geoffrey D Lloyd, Chairman of the guild of British Newspaper editors (b. 1933)
• 2003 –
  Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1962)
• 2007 –
  Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (assassinated) (b. 1953)
• 2008 –
  Delaney Bramlett, American musician (b. 1939)