Famous Birthdays In January - 27

1834  Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements) was born on this day in history.  

1834  On January - 27 birth of robert Sanford Foster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1836  On this day in history birth of leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism)  

1841  On January - 27 birth of arkhip Kuindzhi, Russian painter (d. 1910)  

1848  On January - 27 birth of togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)  

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

1850  Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912) was born on January - 27.  

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

1858  On this day in history birth of neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer  

1859  Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) was born on this day in history.  

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1867  Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer was born on this day in history.  

1868  Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera) was born on this day in history.  

1869  Will Marion Cook, composer was born on this day in history.  

1872  On January - 27 birth of learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals)  

1882  Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) was born on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history birth of jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)  

1885  On this day in history birth of eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)  

1885  On this day in history birth of maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977)  

1887  On this day in history birth of carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)  

1889  Balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol) was born on January - 27.  

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer was born on January - 27.  

1892  On this day in history birth of mitya Stillman, composer  

1893  Soong Ching-ling, Chinese wife of Sun Yat-sen (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

1894  Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26) was born on this day in history.  

1895  Claudio Carneyro, composer was born on this day in history.  

1895  On January - 27 birth of joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41)  

1895  Harry Ruby, American composer (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.  

1899  On January - 27 birth of granville English, composer  

1900  Hyman G Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy) was born on January - 27.  

1901  Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers) was born on January - 27.  

1901  Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon) was born on January - 27.  

1903  On January - 27 birth of john Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist  

1903  On January - 27 birth of otto P. Weyland, American military figure (d. 1979)  

1905  On this day in history birth of howard McNear, LA Calif, actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons)  

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

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  On January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies  

1164  On January - 27 abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies  

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on January - 27.  

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.  

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on January - 27.