History for December 27 - On-This-Day.com
Johannes Kepler 1571, George Cayley 1773, Louis Pasteur 1822
Marlene Dietrich 1901 - Actress, singer, Lee Salk 1926, Gerard Depardieu 1948
1831 - Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin's discoveries during the voyage helped him form the basis of his theories on evolution.
1947 - The children's television program "Howdy Doody," hosted by Bob Smith, made its debut on NBC.
