All Events

Historical Events on December 27

  • Hagia Sophia

    537

    The Hagia Sophia is completed.

  • War of 1812

    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.

  • Charles Darwin

    1831

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

  • Radio City Music Hall

    1932

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

  • Soviet-Afghan War

    1979

    The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

  • Pope John Paul II

    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.

  • Palestinians

    1985

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

  • Taliban

    1996

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

  • Gaza War (2008-09)

    2008

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

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