December 27

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2023 Daily Holidays that fall on December 27, include:

• Free Balloon Day - (SpongeBob Squarepants)
• Howdy Doody Day 
• Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day 
• National Fruit Cake Day 
• Visit the Zoo Day 

2023 Weekly Holidays that include December 27, are:

• Christmas Bird Count Week - December 14, 2023 - January 5, 2024
  
• Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (Winter Enforcement) - December 18, 2023 - January 1, 2024
  
• It's About Time Week - December 25-31
• Kwanzaa - Evening of December 26, 2023 - January 1, 2024
• Tie One On For Safety Campaign - Runs November 23, 2023 through January 1, 2024 (Thanksgiving to New Year's Day)

2023 Monthly Holidays that include December 27, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our December Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of December.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a moveable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - December 20, 2023 - Early March 2024

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for December 27 is Capricorn.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for December are:

• Holly/Narcissus - Sweetness, Self-Esteem, Vanity, The Sweetness of whoever receives it

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for December is Tanzanite, Zircon, Turquoise.

Famous Birthdays

• 1822 - Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
• 1901 - Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
• 1981 - Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress (Roswell, Lost, Once Upon a Time)

Famous Deaths

• 1923 - Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer who co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)
• 2016 - Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer and speaker (Star War films) (b. 1956)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1972 - Actor Billy Dee Williams (Lady Sings the Blues, Star Wars movies) marries Teruko Nakagami
• 2006 - Supermodel Niki Taylor marries NASCAR driver Burney Lamar
• 2011 - Actress Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) divorces musician Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)

Quote of the Day

December 27 is Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Life with winter foods is about so much more than food: it's about healthy eating and weight control when fresh produce is less available and it's difficult to get outside!

As the seasons change, the way life is done, changes too. Seasonal fruits and vegetables come and go. Winter foods like soups, replace salads. Crockpot meals just sound better than an outdoor grilled meal. The more you can cook and eat seasonally, the easier it will be to keep your budget and weight under control.

Find out more about Winter Foods from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1831 - Charles Darwin begins to formulate his theory of evolution while on a journey aboard the HMS Beagle
• 1836 - The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex that results in the death of eight people
• 1845 - Dr. Crawford Long is the first to use ether anesthetic for childbirth in Jefferson, Georgia
• 1918 - The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans starts
• 1929 - Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class"
• 1935 - The first female rabbi in the history of Judaism, Regina Jonas is ordained
• 1939 - Eastern Turkey is hit with a 7.8 Mw earthquake that kills at least 32,700 people
• 1945 - 29 nations sign the International Monetary Fund creation
• 1966 - The largest known cave shaft in the world, the Cave of Swallows is discovered in Aquismon, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
• 1968 - The Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after their mission to the Moon is completed
• 1978 - After 40 years of fascist dictatorship, Spain becomes a democracy
• 1996 - The Taliban forces retake Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan
• 2008 - Israel launches three-week Operation Cast Lead on Gaza

This Day in Music

• 1932 - The Radio City Music Hall in New York City opens
• 1969 - Someday, We'll Be Together by Diana Ross & The Supremes hits #1 in the U.S.
• 1969 - Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin hits #1 on the album chart in the U.S.
• 1975 - Let's Do It Again, by The Staple Singers hits #1 in the U.S.
• 1980 - (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon hits #1 in the U.S. weeks after his death
• 2013 - Britney Spears debuts her Las Vegas show, Britney: Piece of Me at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

Sometimes by Britney Spears

This Day in Sports

• 1956 - Austria beats the USA 5-0 in the 45th Davis Cup
• 1956 - Bill Sharman of Boston, ends his NBA free throw streak of 55 games
• 1981 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers becomes the fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game)

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!