January 27 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1945  Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands).   

1945  Russia liberates Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)   

1945  Russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz   

1945  Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested   

1948  The inaugural locomotive to carry 1000000 pounds (450000 kg) operates.   

1948  The inaugural tape recorder sold.   

1948  1st locomotive to carry 1000000 pounds (450000 kg) operates.   

1949  Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China.   

1949  The Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters   

1949  Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64.   

1950  2nd Emmy Awards Ed Wynn Show and Texaco Star Theater win   

1951  "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances.   

1951  The Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert   

1951  "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances.   

1953  Netherlands end Marshall aid   

1954  Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71   

1955  "Plain and Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs   

1955  Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

1956  NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.   

1956  Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies   

1958  Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary   

1961  "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV   

1962  "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances.   

1963  Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec   

1963  John Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58   

1964  "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US.   

1964  Barlow and Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval.   

1964  Margaret Chase Smith (Senator-R-ME) tries for Republican Presidential bid   

1964  Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65   

1965  The inaugural ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite   

1965  1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite   

1965  Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63.   

1966  Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion team for 1966.   

1967  A treaty banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons is signed by representatives of more than 60 countries   

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1443  Albert: Duke of saxony   

1546  Joachim iii frederick: Elector (brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas i: "the great," shah of persia (1587-1629)   

1585  Hendrick avercamp: Dutch painter   

1592  Pierre de la barre: Composer   

1603  Harbottle grimston: English politician   

1621  Thomas willis: English physician   

1662  Richard bentley: Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  Marius cocceius nerva: Emperor of rome (96-98),   

0661  Death of Death of ali: The final sunni rashidun and first shia imam.(b. 599 or 600)   

0672  Death of Vitalianus: Pope (657-72)/saint,   

0847  Death of Sergius ii: Pope (844-47),   

1164  Abraham ibn ezra: Poet/philosopher,   

1490  Ashikaga yoshimasa: Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  Death of Angela merici: Italian monk/monastery,   

1565  Death of Robrecht de berghes: Prince-bishop of liege (1557-64),