Page 6: Historical Events In January - 27

1942  -19°F (-27.4°C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850 on January - 27.   

1943  The first US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen) on this day in history.   

1943  1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen) on January - 27.   

1944  Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands)   

1945  Russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland) on January - 27.   

1945  Russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1945  Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested on January - 27.   

1948  The first locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates on this day in history.   

1948  The first tape recorder sold on this day in history.   

1948  1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates on January - 27.   

1949  Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China on this day in history.   

1949  On January - 27 the Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters.   

1949  Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1950  On January - 27 2nd Emmy Awards Ed Wynn Show &Texaco Star Theater win   

1950  2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show & Texaco Star Theater win on this day in history.   

1951  "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history the Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert.   

1951  On this day in history "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances   

1953  Netherlands end Marshall aid on January - 27.   

1954  Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1955  "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs on January - 27.   

1955  On this day in history ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

1956  NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

1956  Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on this day in history.   

1957  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open on this day in history.   

1958  Ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary on this day in history.   

1958  Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 27 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV   

1962  On January - 27 "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances   

1963  Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec on January - 27.   

1963  On this day in history john Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58   

1964  "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US on January - 27.   

1964  On January - 27 barlow &Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval   

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

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  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on January - 27.   

0098  On this day in history 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  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.   

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

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on January - 27.   

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