Page 2: Historical Events In January - 27

1710  On January - 27 czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget   

1715  Vaclav Kalous, composer on January - 27.   

1720  On this day in history samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror)   

1723  Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet on this day in history.   

1731  On January - 27 bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Ital piano builder, dies at 75   

1736  On January - 27 abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland   

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  On this day in history friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity)   

1778  Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris on this day in history.   

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

1785  On this day in history first US state university chartered, Athens GA   

1785  On January - 27 1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia   

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

1805  Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision) on January - 27.   

1808  On this day in history david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)   

1814  Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1816  Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Thomas Leiper Kane, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1823  On January - 27 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  Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole) on January - 27.   

1824  Jozef Israels, Dutch painter on this day in history.   

1825  On January - 27 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."   

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

1828  On January - 27 louis Schubert, composer   

1830  On January - 27 georg Hellmesberger, composer   

1832  On this day in history lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], auth (Alice in Wonderland)   

1834  On this day in history dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements)   

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

1850  On January - 27 samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor)   

1850  J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85 on January - 27.   

1851  Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) on January - 27.   

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  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.   

1585  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

1592  On January - 27 birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

1490  On January - 27 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.