Page 3: Historical Events In January - 27

1857  On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

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

1858  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1859  On January - 27 wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

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

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee on this day in history.   

1864  On January - 27 civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA   

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

1864  Franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

1867  Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer on this day in history.   

1868  Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera) on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history will Marion Cook, composer   

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

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

1870  On this day in history manitoba &Northwest Territories incorporated   

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

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

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

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

1882  Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) on this day in history.   

1885  Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history 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  National Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

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

1889  On this day in history balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)   

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

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

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

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 27 mitya Stillman, composer   

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

1546  On January - 27 birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.   

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

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

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

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  Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

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

0672  On this day in history vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

1490  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.   

1565  On January - 27 robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies