Today in History for 27th December 2017:
Historical Events
1437 – Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia
1679 – Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
1884 – Netherlands recognizes King Leopold II’s Congo Free State
1934 – Shah of Persia Mohammed Reza Pahlavi declares Persia now Iran
1991 – Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach
2001 – The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
Famous Birthdays
1802 – Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian landscape painter
1896 – Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926)
1951 – William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner
1957 – James Sanford, US runner (world record 50m indoor)
1962 – Bill Self, American basketball coach
1963 – Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-born director
Famous Deaths
1925 – Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44
1974 – Raymond Glenn, American actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at 76
1994 – Karl Schiller, West German economist and politician, dies at 83
1997 – Tom Hudson, artist/teacher, dies at 75
2005 – William Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931)
2016 – Carrie Fisher, American actress (Princess Leia in Star Wars, When Harry Met Sally…) and writer (Postcards from the Edge), dies at 60 four days after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles