Historical Events In January - 27

1857  Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1858  On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49  

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

1859  On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74  

1864  On January - 27 battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee  

1864  On this day in history civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA  

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, TN on January - 27.  

1864  On January - 27 franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59  

1866  On January - 27 john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

1867  On this day in history claude Antoine Terrasse, composer  

1868  On January - 27 cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera)  

1869  Will Marion Cook, composer on January - 27.  

1870  On this day in history after accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union  

1870  On January - 27 first sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw University in Greencastle IN)  

1870  Manitoba &Northwest Territories incorporated on January - 27.  

1870  1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana) on this day in history.  

1872  On January - 27 learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals)  

1880  On January - 27 thomas A. Edison receives a U.S. patent for the electric incandescent light bulb.  

1880  On this day in history thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp  

1882  On this day in history giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)  

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

1886  First British government of Salisbury resigns on this day in history.  

1886  On January - 27 1st British govt of Salisbury resigns  

1887  Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) on this day in history.  

1888  The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C on January - 27.  

1888  On this day in history national Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC)  

1888  National Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US on this day in history.  

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

1889  Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1891  Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant PA on this day in history.  

1891  Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania on January - 27.  

1891  On January - 27 ilja Ehrenburg, writer  

1892  Mitya Stillman, composer on January - 27.  

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on January - 27.  

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  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  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

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

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies