Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 27

1834  On January - 27 birth of dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements)   

1834  Robert Sanford Foster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

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  Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.   

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

1850  On January - 27 birth of edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)   

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

1858  Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1867  On January - 27 birth of claude Antoine Terrasse, composer   

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 January - 27.   

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 January - 27.   

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

1885  Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1889  Balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 27 birth of ilja Ehrenburg, writer   

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 January - 27.   

1894  On January - 27 birth of fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)   

1895  On January - 27 birth of claudio Carneyro, composer   

1895  On this day in history birth of joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41)   

1895  Harry Ruby, American composer (d. 1974) was born on January - 27.   

1899  Granville English, composer was born on January - 27.   

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

1901  On January - 27 birth of art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers)   

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

1903  John Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1905  On January - 27 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 this day in history.   

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

0847  On January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

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

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.