Page 2: Historical Events In January - 27

1710  On this day in history czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget   

1715  On January - 27 vaclav Kalous, composer   

1720  Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) on January - 27.   

1723  Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet on January - 27.   

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  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris   

1784  On this day in history martin-Joseph Mengal, composer   

1785  First US state university chartered, Athens GA on this day in history.   

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

1802  Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42 on January - 27.   

1805  On January - 27 samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision)   

1808  David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) on this day in history.   

1814  Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies on January - 27.   

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 January - 27.   

1823  President Monroe appoints first US ambassadors to South America on January - 27.   

1823  On January - 27 pres Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America   

1823  On January - 27 edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole)   

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

1825  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." on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1828  Louis Schubert, composer on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history georg Hellmesberger, composer   

1832  Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], auth (Alice in Wonderland) on January - 27.   

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

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

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  On January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.   

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on January - 27.   

1603  On January - 27 birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

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

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on January - 27.   

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

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

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.   

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

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

1490  On January - 27 death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  On January - 27 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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