What are the important events that happened on December 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 27 is the 361st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 4 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 14, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,766,793,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectahexacontahenagon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 52 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,754 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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December 27 Historical Events
- 537 –The Hagia Sophia is completed.
- 1512 –The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
- 1657 –The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
- 1703 –Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
- 1831 –Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
- 1923 –Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
- 1939 –Erzincan, Turkey is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000.
- 1978 –The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the South Pole recorded temperatures of 7.5 °F (−13.6 °C), making it the highest temperature to ever be recorded in the South Pole.
- 1985 –Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria airports.
- 2001 –The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
Who were born on December 27?
- 1888 –Thea von Harbou, German author and actress (d. 1954)
- 1907 –Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and writer (d. 1999)
- 1909 –James Riddell, British champion skier and author (d. 2000)
- 1910 –Charles Olson, American poet (d. 1970)
- 1942 –Byron Browne, baseball player
- 1955 –Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
- 1966 –Fabian Núñez, American politician
- 1969 –Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
- 1980 –Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
- 1991 –Chloe Bridges, American actress
Who died on December 27?
- 1381 –Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician
- 1737 –William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
- 1782 –Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697)
- 1836 –Stephen F. Austin, American pioneer (b. 1793)
- 1950 –Max Beckmann, German painter (b. 1884)
- 1981 –Hoagy Carmichael, American composer and singer (b. 1899)
- 1997 –Brendan Gill, American columnist and humorist (b. 1914)
- 2007 –Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish film director (b. 1922)
- 2011 –Catê, Brazilian footballer (b. 1973)
- 2011 –Michael Dummett, British philosopher (b. 1925)
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