December 27
This day in history:
- 2009 – Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
- 537 – The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated.
- 2019 – Bek Air Flight 2100 crashes during takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan, killing 13.
- 1968 – North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, killing 28.
Births:
- 1933 – Dave Marr, American golfer (d. 1997)
- 1935 – Michael Turnbull, English bishop
- 1934 – Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
Deaths:
- 1656 – Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)
- 683 – Gaozong of Tang, 3rd emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (b. 628)
- 1972 – Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
Holidays:
- The third of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
- Constitution Day (North Korea)
- St. Stephen's Day (Eastern Orthodox Church; a public holiday in Romania)
Random Article of the day:
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
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