Historical Events In January - 27

1857  Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on January - 27.  

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

1858  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 on January - 27.  

1859  Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) on January - 27.  

1859  On January - 27 carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74  

1864  On this day in history battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee  

1864  Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history battle of Fair Gardens, TN  

1864  On this day in history franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59  

1866  John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

1867  Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer on January - 27.  

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

1869  On January - 27 will Marion Cook, composer  

1870  After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union on this day in history.  

1870  First sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw University in Greencastle IN) on this day in history.  

1870  Manitoba &Northwest Territories incorporated on January - 27.  

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

1872  Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) on January - 27.  

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

1880  On January - 27 thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp  

1882  On January - 27 giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)  

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

1886  On January - 27 first British government of Salisbury resigns  

1886  On this day in history 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 January - 27 national Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC)  

1888  On January - 27 national Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US.  

1889  Balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol) on January - 27.  

1889  Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on January - 27.  

1891  On January - 27 mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant PA  

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

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer on this day in history.  

1892  Mitya Stillman, composer on January - 27.  

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1443  On January - 27 birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)  

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

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0672  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies  

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

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on January - 27.  

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

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

1565  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies