Event:
Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca)
More Notable Events on December 27:
1993 Actress Teri Garr weds John O'Neil
1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
1979 Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown
1945 International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded
1937 Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio
