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12/27/1975
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Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Graafschap)
Type: Birth
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12/27/1975
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Heather O'Rourke, San Diego Calif, actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist)
Type: Birth
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12/27/1976
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Albania constitution goes into effect
Type: Event
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12/27/1977
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Kate Nelson, Evanston Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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12/27/1978
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Houari Boum‚diene, Algerian Pres, dies after 40 days in a coma at 53
Type: Death
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12/27/1978
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Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62
Type: Death
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12/27/1978
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Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash
Type: Death
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12/27/1978
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King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution
Type: Event
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12/27/1979
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Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered
Type: Death
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12/27/1979
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"Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV
Type: Event
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12/27/1979
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Red Army beats NY Rangers 5-2 at MSG
Type: Event
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12/27/1979
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Soviet troops invade Afgh nist n, Pres Hafizullah Amin overthrown
Type: Event
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12/27/1980
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Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78
Type: Event
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12/27/1981
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Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82
Type: Death
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12/27/1981
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Type: Event
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12/27/1981
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Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in Test Crickets with 310
Type: Event
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12/27/1981
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Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game)
Type: Event
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12/27/1982
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John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
Type: Death
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12/27/1982
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Imran Khan 8-60 to bring innings victory v India at Karachi
Type: Event
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12/27/1983
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Walter Scott, rocker, dies
Type: Death
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12/27/1983
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Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca)
Type: Event
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12/27/1983
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Propane gas fire devastated 16ý blocks of Buffalo
Type: Event
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12/27/1984
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Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
Type: Event
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12/27/1985
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Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda
Type: Death
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12/27/1985
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Terrorists kill 20 and wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
Type: Event
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12/27/1986
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"Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Wash DC
Type: Event
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12/27/1986
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10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Young and Restless wins
Type: Event
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12/27/1986
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Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24
Type: Death
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12/27/1986
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Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78
Type: Death
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12/27/1987
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Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91
Type: Death
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12/27/1987
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Rewi Alley, NZ author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing
Type: Death
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12/27/1987
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Type: Event
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12/27/1987
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Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass
Type: Event
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12/27/1988
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Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid and Nancy), dies
Type: Death
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12/27/1988
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Hall Ashby, US director (Shampoo, 8 Million Ways to Die), dies at 59
Type: Death
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12/27/1988
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Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
Type: Event
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12/27/1989
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Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
Type: Event
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12/27/1991
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John Morgan Evans, actor, dies after lengthy illness at 49
Type: Death
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12/27/1991
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Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32)
Type: Event
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12/27/1991
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Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach
Type: Event
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12/27/1991
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"Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV
Type: Event
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12/27/1991
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Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43
Type: Death
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12/27/1991
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W Hudson, US "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies
Type: Death
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12/27/1992
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"Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen
Type: Event
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12/27/1992
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Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
Type: Death
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12/27/1992
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Jan Peeters, Dutch watercolorist/monument artist, dies
Type: Death
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12/27/1992
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Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in NY's JFK airport
Type: Event
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12/27/1992
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13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
Type: Event
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12/27/1992
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"Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 per
Type: Event
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12/27/1992
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"3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 perfs
Type: Event
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