December 27 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2009 — Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators. ↗
• 2008 — Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza. ↗
• 2007 — Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident. ↗
• 2007 — Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic,... ↗
• 2004 — Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 2005 — Kristina Pimenova, Russian child model
• 1997 — Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
• 1995 — Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
• 1992 — Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
• 1992 — Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete