Events & Holidays In January - 27

Feast of St. Sava (Serbia)

National Activity Professionals Day (United States of America)

Sainte Dévote (Monaco)

Vietnam Day (Vietnam)

WWII Genocide Memorial Day (Germany United Kingdom)

1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

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

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

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

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

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

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

0661  On this day in history death of death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600)   

0672  On this day in history vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.   

1164  On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies   

1490  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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