Historical Events In January - 27

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

1715  Vaclav Kalous, composer on January - 27.  

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

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 January - 27.  

1775  Friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1785  1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia on this day in history.  

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

1805  Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision) on this day in history.  

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  On January - 27 samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies  

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

1823  President Monroe appoints first US ambassadors to South America on this day in history.  

1823  Pres Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America on January - 27.  

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

1824  Jozef Israels, Dutch painter on January - 27.  

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  Richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on January - 27.  

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  Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements) on this day in history.  

1836  On January - 27 leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism)  

1850  On this day in history samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor)  

1850  J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

1851  John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 on January - 27.  

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on January - 27.  

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

1585  On January - 27 birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)  

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

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 January - 27 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 this day in history.  

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

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

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

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.