Today is 27th December, the 361 day of 2015. There are 04 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
| 1571 | Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who stated that planets circle the Sun | | 1879 | Sydney Greenstreet, Actor, whose first film part was in 'The Maltese Falcon' | | 1901 | Marlene Dietrich, German actress | | 1901 | Irene Handl, Actress | | 1943 | Dave Rowberry, Of the group 'The Animals' | | 1946 | Janet Street-Porter, Broadcaster writer & producer |
Events:| 1831 | HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, set sail on its world voyage | | 1851 | Royal Navy warship bombards Lagos. Oba of Lagos (Oba Kosoko) flees to Epe, wounded. | | 1927 | Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party | | 1945 | The International Monetary Fund was established | | 1975 | The Sex Discrimation Act came into force | | 1979 | Russia invaded Afghanistan | | 1984 | Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was voted 'Woman of the Year', on Radio 4's 'Today' programme | | 1989 | Egypt resumed full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break |
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