Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident. Date: December 27, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza. Date: December 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators. Date: December 27, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bek Air Flight 2100 crashes during takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan, killing 13. Date: December 27, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
An estimated €30 million were stolen from a Sparkasse bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Date: December 27, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition. Date: December 26, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
World premiere of Sibelius's tone poem Tapiola. Date: December 26, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. Date: December 26, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Date: December 26, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces. Date: December 26, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)