Historical Events In January - 27

1710  Czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget on January - 27.   

1715  On January - 27 vaclav Kalous, composer   

1720  Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) on this day in history.   

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  Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland on this day in history.   

1756  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro) on January - 27.   

1763  John Theodor of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1775  On January - 27 friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity)   

1778  On January - 27 piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris   

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

1785  First US state university chartered, Athens GA on January - 27.   

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

1802  On January - 27 johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42   

1805  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history pres Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America   

1823  On this day in history edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole)   

1824  Jozef Israels, Dutch painter on January - 27.   

1825  On this day in history 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  Richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on January - 27.   

1828  On this day in history 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 January - 27 leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism)   

1850  Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor) on this day in history.   

1850  On January - 27 j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

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 January - 27.   

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

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

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.   

1621  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  On January - 27 marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67   

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 January - 27.   

0847  On this day in history 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 January - 27.   

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on this day in history.