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Gravdigr · 12-27-2016, 01:05 PM

December 27

There are 4 days remaining in 2016.

Events

537 – The Hagia Sophia, in Constantinople, is completed.

1521 – The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse. Philip Melanchthon cannot silence them. Martin Luther is being held in protective custody at the Wartburg castle at this time. He is later released and is able, by his preaching, to regain the peace.

1814 – War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.

1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.

1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.

1922 – Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.

1927 – Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

1932 – Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

1966 – The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is "discovered" in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

1979 – The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

1997 – Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

2004 – Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet. SGR 1806-20's magnetic field is 1-2 quadrillion times stronger than Earth's. It is the most highly magnetized object ever observed.

Births

1571 – Johannes Kepler; 1822 – Louis Pasteur ("Nevermind that shit, here comes Mongo!"); 1879 – Sydney Greenstreet; 1901 – Marlene Dietrich; 1915 – William Masters (of Masters and Johnson); 1931 – Scotty Moore♪ ♫; 1939 – John Amos; 1943 – Cokie Roberts; 1944 – Mick Jones; 1948 – Gérard Depardieu; 1950 – Terry Bozzio; 1952 – David Knopfler; 1957 – Greg Mortenson; 1960 – Maryam d'Abo; 1966 – Bill Goldberg; 1970 – Chyna; 1975 – Heather O'Rourke

Deaths

1834 – Charles Lamb; 1836 – Stephen F. Austin; 1923 – Gustave Eiffel; 1958 – Harry Warner; 1981 – Hoagy Carmichael; 1997 – Billy Wright; 2007 – Benazir Bhutto; 2012 – Harry Carey, Jr.; 2012 – Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.; 2015 – Meadowlark Lemon

12-27-2016, 01:05 PM	#475
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	December 27 There are *4 days* remaining in 2016. Events 537 – The Hagia Sophia, in Constantinople, is completed. 1521 – The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse. Philip Melanchthon cannot silence them. Martin Luther is being held in protective custody at the Wartburg castle at this time. He is later released and is able, by his preaching, to regain the peace. 1814 – War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans. 1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution. 1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia. 1922 – Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world. 1927 – Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway. 1932 – Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City. 1966 – The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is "discovered" in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. 1979 – The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. 1997 – Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. 2004 – Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet. SGR 1806-20's magnetic field is 1-2 quadrillion times stronger than Earth's. It is the most highly magnetized object ever observed. Births 1571 – Johannes Kepler; 1822 – Louis Pasteur ("Nevermind that shit, here comes Mongo!"); 1879 – Sydney Greenstreet; 1901 – Marlene Dietrich; 1915 – William Masters (of Masters and Johnson); 1931 – Scotty Moore♪ ♫; 1939 – John Amos; 1943 – Cokie Roberts; 1944 – Mick Jones; 1948 – Gérard Depardieu; 1950 – Terry Bozzio; 1952 – David Knopfler; 1957 – Greg Mortenson; 1960 – Maryam d'Abo; 1966 – Bill Goldberg; 1970 – Chyna; 1975 – Heather O'Rourke Deaths 1834 – Charles Lamb; 1836 – Stephen F. Austin; 1923 – Gustave Eiffel; 1958 – Harry Warner; 1981 – Hoagy Carmichael; 1997 – Billy Wright; 2007 – Benazir Bhutto; 2012 – Harry Carey, Jr.; 2012 – Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.; 2015 – Meadowlark Lemon __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.