December 27th is known as Visit The Zoo Day and Fruitcake Day.
We’re officially 4 days away from the end of the year! Is anyone celebrating early?
If December 27 is a special day for you, you’ll want to make sure you check out these historical events that all happened on this day.
Did you know that on this day, December 27, 1850, the Hawaiian Fire Department was established? This was on the orders of the Hawaiian King Kamehameha III.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about December 27th in history!
Historical Events
What memorable events happened on December 27 in history? Keep reading to find out!
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated.
The former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, was killed as she was leaving a rally of the Pakistan People's Party. She was killed as she was driving away from the rally as a result of both gunshot wounds and suicide bomber detonation next to her car.
Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.
This was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth's upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.
Twenty-nine nations came together to sign an agreement that created the International Monetary Fund.
With the end of WWII, the world's leaders realized that the international monetary system needed to be restructured and restabilized. With that goal came the birth of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has since worked tirelessly to aid the economic growth of its member states, stabilize the global economy, and reduce poverty worldwide.
Famous Births
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Emilie de Ravin? See what other famous people were born on this day.
1995
Timothée Chalamet
American Actor
Age
29 years old
Born IN
New York, USA
1965
Salman Khan
Indian Actor
Age
59 years old
Born IN
Madhya Pradesh, India
1981
Emilie de Ravin
Australian Actress
Age
43 years old
Born IN
Victoria, Australia
1993
Olivia Cooke
English Actress
Age
31 years old
Born IN
England, UK
Birthday & Zodiac
Those of you who were born on December 27th share the Capricorn zodiac sign.
Earth is the element given to Capricorns. The earth is always working, constantly evolving, and keeping our planet going day in, day out!
The Blue Topaz birthstone is given to people born during the month of December. The icy-blue topaz provides special healing powers to those who wear it.
If you were born on December 27, your estimated date of conception would be April 5th in the same year.
A baby conceived on this day will likely be born around September 19th, 2026.
Famous Deaths
Unfortunately, December 27th has also been a day where we've had to say some goodbyes over the years…
1956 — 2016
Carrie Fisher
American Actress Carrie Fisher was born on October 21, 1956. She died on this day in 2016, at age 60 in California, USA.
Quotes
Below are the most famous quotes people have said or written on this day throughout history.
1987
“I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival.”
Kurt Vonnegut
(American Author)
Special Holidays
If you can spare some time today, here are some unique holidays you could get involved with.
United States
Visit The Zoo Day
Now that we’ve all eaten our weight in food and relaxed for a few days, it’s time to get outside and do some activities! Visit The Zoo Day couldn’t come at a better time of year, so take the opportunity to say hi to some of your favorite animal friends at your local zoo!
United States
National Fruitcake Day
One of the more beautiful family traditions is passing down the family fruitcake recipe, and what better way to do that than to bake one and share it with those you love? No worries if you don’t have a family recipe - there are so many wonderful recipes around these days!
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