All Events

Historical Events on December 27

  • Hagia Sophia

    537

    The Hagia Sophia is completed.

  • Radio City Music Hall

    1932

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

  • International Monetary Fund

    1945

    The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.

  • 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.

  • Romanian Revolution

    1989

    The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.

  • Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

    2007

    Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.

  • Gaza War (2008-09)

    2008

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

  • 2009 Iranian presidential election protests

    2009

    Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.

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Famous Birthdays on December 27

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Famous Deaths on December 27

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