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January 27
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January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 338 days remaining until the end of the year (339 in leap years ).
Events
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva .
661 - Rashidun Caliphate ended with death of Ali .
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei .
1186 - Henry VI , the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I , weds Constance of Sicily .
1343 - Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus .
1593 - Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno .
1606 - Gunpowder Plot : The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31 .
1695 - Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II . Mustafa rules until his death in 1703 .
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1825 - U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma ), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears ."
1870 - The first women's fraternity , Kappa Alpha Theta , is formed at DePauw University .
1888 - In Washington, D.C. , the National Geographic Society is founded.
1909 - The Young Left is founded in Norway .
1918 - The first hostilities occurred in the Finnish Civil War .
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning .
1944 - World War II: The two-year Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
1945 - World War II: The Red Army arrives at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland .
1951 - Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on the Frenchman Flats.
1967 - Apollo program : Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom , Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center .
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War . Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1974 - Brisbane river floods causing the largest flood to affect Brisbane City in the 20th Century
1983 - Pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel , the world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1996 - Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger , Mahamane Ousmane , in a military coup.
1996 - Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day .
Births
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500 )
1546 - Joachim Friedrich , Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1608 )
1585 - Hendrick Avercamp , Dutch painter (d. 1634 )
1603 - Harbottle Grimston , English politician (d. 1685 )
1621 - Thomas Willis , English physician (d. 1675 )
1662 - Richard Bentley , English classical scholar (d. 1742 )
1687 - Balthasar Neumann , German architect (d. 1753 )
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim , German historian (d. 1790 )
1708 - Anna Petrovna of Russia (d. 1728 )
1720 - Samuel Foote , English dramatist (d. 1777 )
1741 - Hester Thrale , Welsh diarist (d. 1821 )
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Austrian composer (d. 1791 )
1805 - Samuel Palmer , English artist (d. 1881 )
1805 - Sophie of Bavaria , archduchess of Austria (d. 1872 )
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria , queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877 )
1806 - Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga , Spanish composer (d. 1826 )
1814 - Eugène Viollet-le-Duc , French architect (d. 1879 )
1821 - John Chivington , American officer, (d. 1892 )
1823 - Edouard Lalo , French composer (d. 1892 )
1826 - Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin , Russian writer (d. 1889 )
1826 - Richard Taylor , American Confederate general (d. 1879 )
1832 - Lewis Carroll , English author (d. 1898 )
1836 - Leopold von Sacher-Masoch , Austrian writer (d. 1895 )
1841 - Arkhip Kuindzhi , Russian painter (d. 1910 )
1848 - Togo Heihachiro , Japanese admiral (d. 1934 )
1850 - Samuel Gompers , American labor leader (d. 1924 )
1850 - Edward J. Smith , English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912 )
1859 - Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (d. 1941 )
1885 - Jerome Kern , American composer (d. 1945 )
1885 - Eduard Künneke , German composer (d. 1953 )
1885 - Maeda Seison , Japanese painter (d. 1977 )
1891 - Ilya Ehrenburg , Russian writer (d. 1967 )
1893 - Soong Ching-ling , Chinese wife of Sun Yat-sen (d. 1981 )
1895 - Harry Ruby , American composer (d. 1974 )
1900 - Hyman Rickover , American admiral (d. 1986 )
1901 - Art Rooney , American football team owner (d. 1988 )
1901 - Willy Fritsch , German actor (d. 1973 )
1903 - John Carew Eccles , Australian neuropsychologist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1997 )
1903 - Otto P. Weyland , American military figure (d. 1979 )
1905 - Howard McNear , American actor (d. 1969 )
1908 - Oran Page , American musician (d. 1954 )
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr. , American newspaper magnate (d. 1993 )
1912 - Arne Næss , Norwegian philosopher
1918 - Skitch Henderson , English bandleader (d. 2005 )
1918 - Elmore James , American blues musician (d. 1963 )
1918 - William Seawell , United States Army Brigadier General (d. 2005 )
1919 - Ross Bagdasarian , American musician (d. 1972 )
1920 - Helmut Zacharias , German violinist (d. 2002 )
1920 - John Box , British film production designer and art director (d. 2005 )
1921 - Donna Reed , American actress (d. 1986 )
1924 - Sabu Dastagir , Indian actor (d. 1963 )
1924 - Rauf Denktaş , Turkish political figure
1926 - Fritz Spiegl , Austrian journalist (d. 2003 )
1926 - Ingrid Thulin , Swedish actress (d. 2004 )
1928 - Michael Craig , British actor
1928 - Hans Modrow , a German politician, premier of East Germany
1929 - Gastón Suárez , Bolivian novelist (d. 1984 )
1930 - Bobby Blue Bland , American singer
1931 - Mordecai Richler , Canadian author (d. 2001 )
1932 - Boris Shakhlin , Soviet gymnast
1933 - Mohamed Al-Fayed , Egyptian billionaire businessman
1934 - George Follmer , American race car driver
1936 - Troy Donahue , American actor (d. 2001 )
1936 - Samuel C. C. Ting , American physicist, Nobel Laureate
1937 - John Ogdon , English pianist (d. 1989 )
1940 - James Cromwell , American actor
1940 - Terry Harper , Canadian ice hockey player
1942 - John Witherspoon , American actor
1942 - Kate Wolf , American folk singer and songwriter (d. 1986 )
1944 - Peter Akinola , Nigerian religious leader
1944 - Mairéad Corrigan , Irish activist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1944 - Nick Mason , English drummer (Pink Floyd )
1945 - Harold Cardinal , Cree political leader (d. 2005 )
1946 - Nedra Talley , American singer (Ronettes )
1947 - Björn Afzelius , Swedish singer (d. 1999 )
1947 - Vyron Polydoras , Greek politician
1948 - Jean-Philippe Collard , French pianist
1948 - Mikhail Baryshnikov , Russian-American dancer
1949 - Ethan Mordden , American author
1950 - Amos Grunebaum , Israeli-born physician
1950 - Derek Acorah , English spirit medium
1951 - Brian Downey , Irish musician (Thin Lizzy )
1952 - "White Shoes" Johnson , American football player
1954 - Ed Schultz , Radio talk show host
1954 - Peter Laird , American comic-book artist
1954 - Joko Ninomiya , Japanese martial artist
1955 - Brian Engblom , Canadian ice hockey player
1955 - John G. Roberts , 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1955 - Alexander Stuart , British author
1955 - Koji Ushikubo , Japanese racing driver
1956 - Mimi Rogers , American actress
1957 - Janick Gers , British guitarist (Iron Maiden )
1957 - Frank Miller , American comic book author and film director
1958 - James Grippando , American novelist
1958 - Kadri Mälk , Estonian artist and jewelry designer
1958 - Susanna Thompson , American actress
1959 - Keith Olbermann , American news presenter
1959 - Göran Hägglund , Swedish politician
1959 - Cris Collinsworth , American football player
1961 - Margo Timmins , Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies )
1961 - Dina Bonnevie , Filipino actress
1961 - Gillian Gilbert , British musician (New Order )
1961 - Narciso Rodriguez , American fashion designer
1962 - Roberto Paci Dalò , Italian director and composer
1964 - Bridget Fonda , American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming , Scottish actor
1965 - Mike Newell , English football manager
1967 - Bobby Deol , Indian actor
1967 - Byron Mann , Hong Kong actor
1967 - Dave Manson , Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Patrick Blondeau , French footballer
1968 - Mike Patton , American singer (Faith No More )
1968 - Tricky , English rapper
1969 - Cornelius , Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar )
1969 - Michael Kulas , Canadian singer (James )
1969 - Patton Oswalt , American actor and writer
1970 - Jon Douglas Rainey , American TV personality
1970 - Emmanuel Pahud , French-Swiss flautist
1971 - Fann Wong , Singapore entertainer (Shanghai Knights )
1971 - Lil Jon , American rapper and producer
1971 - Patrice Brisebois , Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Guillermo , Mexican-born American TV personality
1972 - Keith Wood , Irish rugby player
1972 - Mark Owen , English pop singer
1972 - Janine Ilitch , Australian netballer
1974 - Chaminda Vaas , Sri Lankan cricketer
1974 - Andrei Pavel , Romanian tennis player
1974 - ZP Theart , South African-born English singer (Dragonforce )
1976 - Clint Ford , American voice actor
1976 - Ahn Jung-Hwan , Korean football player
1976 - Ruby Lin , Taiwanese actress and singer
1976 - Todd MacCulloch , American Basketball Player
1978 - Pete Laforest , Canadian baseball player
1979 - Mario Fatafehi , American-born Canadian Football League player
1979 - Rosamund Pike , British actress
1979 - Liesbet Van Breedam , Belgian beach volleyball player
1979 - Daniel Vettori , New Zealand cricketer
1980 - Marat Safin , Russian tennis player
1980 - Chanda Gunn , ice hockey player
1981 - Alicia Molik , Australian tennis player
1983 - Carlo Colaiacovo , Canadian ice hockey player
1983 - Gavin Floyd , American baseball player
1983 - Mike Zagurski , American baseball player
1984 - Davetta Sherwood , American actress
1987 - Lily Donaldson , British model
1987 - Katy Rose , American pop singer
1987 - Zuleidy Spanish porn star
1988 - Kerlon Moura Souza , Brazilian footballer
Deaths
98 - Nerva , Roman Emperor (b. 35 )
661 - Death of Ali , the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam .(b. 599 or 600 )
1490 - Ashikaga Yoshimasa , Japanese shogun (b. 1435 )
1595 - Sir Francis Drake , European explorer (b. c.1540)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius , German composer (b. 1560 )
1638 - Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses , Spanish novelist
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori , Italian musical instrument maker (b. 1655 )
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon , Prime Minister of France (b. 1692 )
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte , German philosopher (b. 1762 )
1816 - Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood , British admiral (b. 1724 )
1851 - John James Audubon , French-born naturalist and ornithologist (b. 1789 )
1857 - Dorothea Lieven , Russian noblewoman (b. 1785 )
1860 - János Bolyai , Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802 )
1880 - Edward Middleton Barry , English architect (b. 1830 )
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi , Italian composer (b. 1813 )
1910 - Thomas Crapper , English inventor (b. 1836 )
1919 - Endre Ady , Hungarian poet (b. 1877 )
1921 - Maurice Vincent Buckley , Australian soldier (b. 1891 )
1927 - Georgios Grivas , Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army
1927 - Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (Matulewicz), Lithuanian bishop
1940 - Isaac Babel , Ukrainian writer (b. 1894 )
1942 - Kaarel Eenpalu , Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1888 )
1956 - Erich Kleiber , Argentine conductor (b. 1890 )
1967 - Roger Chaffee - Crew of Apollo 1 (b. 1935 )
1967 - Virgil "Gus" Grissom - Crew of Apollo 1 (b. 1926 )
1967 - Edward White - Crew of Apollo 1 (b. 1930 )
1967 - Alphonse Juin , Marshal of France (b. 1888 )
1970 - Rita Angus , New Zealand painter (b. 1908 )
1971 - Jacobo Arbenz , President of Guatemala (b. 1913 )
1972 - Mahalia Jackson , American singer (b. 1911 )
1972 - Richard Courant , German-American mathematician (b. 1888 )
1973 - William Nolde , last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929 )
1975 - Bill Walsh , American producer and writer (b. 1913 )
1979 - Qalander Ba Ba Auliya , Sufi master (b. 1898 )
1983 - Louis de Funès , French actor (b. 1914 )
1986 - Lilli Palmer , German-born actress (b. 1914 )
1988 - Massa Makan Diabaté , Malian author (b. 1938 )
1989 - Thomas Sopwith , British aviation pioneer (b. 1888 )
1989 - Bayani Casimiro , Filipino dancer and actor (b. 1918 )
1993 - André the Giant , French professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946 )
1994 - Claude Akins , American actor (b. 1918 )
1996 - Ralph Yarborough , American politician (b. 1903 )
1997 - Gerald Marks , American songwriter (All of Me ) (b. 1900 )
2000 - Friedrich Gulda , Austrian pianist (b. 1930 )
2001 - Stavros Damianides , Greek musician (b. 1941 )
2003 - Henryk Jabłoński , President of Poland (b. 1909 )
2003 - Louis Archambault , Quebec sculptor (b. 1915 )
2004 - Jack Paar , American television show host (b. 1918 )
2004 - Salvador Laurel , Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928 )
2006 - Johannes Rau , 8th President of Germany (b. 1931 )
2006 - Gene McFadden , American singer and songwriter (b. 1948 )
2006 - Jean-Christophe Lafaille , French mountaineer (disappeared) (b. 1965 )
2007 - Tige Andrews , American actor (b. 1920 )
2007 - Yang Chuan-kwang , Taiwanese athlete (b. 1933 )
2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley , president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910 )
2008 - Suharto , President of Indonesia (b. 1921 )
2008 - Louie Welch , mayor of Houston (b. 1918 )
2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley , President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Holidays and observances
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