Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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  Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism) was born on this day in history.   

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

1848  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)   

1858  On January - 27 birth of neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer   

1859  On January - 27 birth of wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

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 January - 27.   

1869  On this day in history birth of will Marion Cook, composer   

1872  Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) was born on this day in history.   

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

1885  Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) was born on January - 27.   

1885  On January - 27 birth of eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)   

1885  Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On January - 27 birth of carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

1889  On January - 27 birth of balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)   

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  On January - 27 birth of fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)   

1895  On this day in history birth of claudio Carneyro, composer   

1895  Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41) was born on this day in history.   

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

1899  Granville English, composer was born on this day in history.   

1900  Hyman G Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy) was born on this day in history.   

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

1901  On this day in history birth of willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon)   

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

1903  Otto P. Weyland, American military figure (d. 1979) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Howard McNear, LA Calif, actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0672  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

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

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on January - 27.   

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

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

1565  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies