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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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