27 December 1939 December 26, 2015 Author: Staff Over 30 000 are killed by an earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin." Charles Darwin — Click here for more from Charles Darwin Related posts: 18 December 1939 14 May 1939 23 August 1939 1 September 1939 15 August 1939 13 January 1939 2 August 1939 28 February 1939 30 April 1939 1 September 1939 Categories: History Tags: 1939, 27 December