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(December 27, 1571) (December 27, 1831) (December 27, 1923) (December 27, 1949) (December 27, 1966) (December 27, 2007) (Died on December 27, 2018)
Learn about the most intriguing events and historical facts that occurred on December 27 throughout history. Capricorn is the zodiac sign for December 27. Salman Khan (1965), Gérard Depardieu (1948), and Marlene Dietrich all had birthdays on this day (1901).
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Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer, was born. He developed three key laws of planetary motion.
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Charles Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle, embarking on the journey that would lead to the development of his theory of evolution.
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The famed Eiffel Tower's designer, Gustave Eiffel, died at the age of 91.
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On this day in 1949, the Dutch officially handed over authority over Indonesia to the United States of Indonesia, four years after nationalist revolutionary leader Sukarno declared Indonesia independent.
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In Aquismón, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, the Cave of Swallows, the world's largest known cave shaft, is discovered.
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Benazir Bhutto, a Pakistani politician and the first woman to head a Muslim country in modern history, was assassinated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, while campaigning for parliamentary elections.
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Frank Blaichman, Polish resistance fighter (b. 1922).
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