Historical Events In January - 27

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

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  Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA on January - 27.  

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

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

1866  John Gibson, sculptor, dies on January - 27.  

Advertisements

1867  On this day in history claude Antoine Terrasse, composer  

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

1869  On January - 27 will Marion Cook, composer  

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  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  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  Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp on this day in history.  

1882  Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) on January - 27.  

1885  On this day in history jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)  

1886  First British government of Salisbury resigns on January - 27.  

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

1888  On this day in history national Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US.  

1889  On January - 27 balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)  

1889  On this day in history ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65  

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

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

1891  On January - 27 ilja Ehrenburg, writer  

1892  On this day in history mitya Stillman, composer  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

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 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  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On January - 27 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  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  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.  

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

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.