Page 3: Historical Events In January - 27

1857  Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

1858  Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer   

1858  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49   

1859  Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

1859  Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74.   

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee   

1864  Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA   

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, TN   

1864  Franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59.   

1866  John Gibson, sculptor, dies.   

1867  Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer.   

1868  Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera)   

1869  Will Marion Cook, composer.   

1870  After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union.   

1870  inaugural sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw University in Greencastle IN).   

1870  Manitoba and Northwest Territories incorporated   

1870  1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana)   

1872  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   

1880  Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp.   

1882  Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)   

1885  Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta).   

1886  inaugural British government of Salisbury steps down   

1886  1st British govt of Salisbury steps down   

1887  Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos).   

1888  The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.   

1888  National Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC)   

1888  National Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US.   

1889  Balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol).   

1889  Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65   

1891  Mine explosion results in the deaths of 109 at Mount Pleasant PA   

1891  Mine explosion results in the deaths of 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania.   

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer   

1892  Mitya Stillman, composer   

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

1585  On January - 27 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  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.   

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  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.   

1164  On this day in history 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  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on this day in history.