Historical Events In January - 27

1710  Czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget on January - 27.   

1715  Vaclav Kalous, composer on this day in history.   

1720  Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) on this day in history.   

1723  Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet on January - 27.   

1731  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Ital piano builder, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1736  Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland on January - 27.   

1756  On January - 27 wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro)   

1763  John Theodor of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1775  Friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity) on January - 27.   

1778  Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris on January - 27.   

1784  Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer on this day in history.   

1785  First US state university chartered, Athens GA on January - 27.   

1785  On this day in history 1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia   

1802  On this day in history johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42   

1805  On January - 27 samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision)   

1808  David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) on January - 27.   

1814  Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies on January - 27.   

1816  On January - 27 samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies   

1822  On this day in history thomas Leiper Kane, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1823  On this day in history president Monroe appoints first US ambassadors to South America   

1823  Pres Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America on this day in history.   

1823  On January - 27 edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole)   

1824  Jozef Israels, Dutch painter on January - 27.   

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." on January - 27.   

1826  On January - 27 richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1828  On this day in history louis Schubert, composer   

1830  On January - 27 georg Hellmesberger, composer   

1832  Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], auth (Alice in Wonderland) on this day in history.   

1834  Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements) on January - 27.   

1836  On January - 27 leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism)   

1850  Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor) on January - 27.   

1850  On January - 27 j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

1851  Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65   

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.   

1621  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  On this day in history marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67   

0661  Death of Death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600) on January - 27.   

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.   

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.   

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on January - 27.   

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on this day in history.