Historical Events In January - 27

1964  On January - 27 margaret Chase Smith (Senator-R-ME) tries for Republican Presidential bid   

1964  On this day in history lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65   

1965  The first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite on January - 27.   

1965  On January - 27 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite   

1965  On this day in history theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63   

1966  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1967  On January - 27 beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records   

1967  Fire in the spacecraft! The world is shocked to learn that astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee die in a flash fire during testing of the Apollo I space capsule at Cape Kennedy, Florida on January - 27.   

1967  Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed on January - 27.   

1967  On this day in history apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee   

1967  Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78 on January - 27.   

1967  Three American astronauts killed in an Apollo spacecraft ground test on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 27 "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs   

1969  14 spies hung in Baghdad on January - 27.   

1969  9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus Syria on this day in history.   

1969  On January - 27 actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)   

1969  On this day in history noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years   

1969  On this day in history charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82   

1970  On this day in history movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"   

1970  Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG" on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies   

1971  On January - 27 montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru'   

1972  On January - 27 mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60   

1973  The Vietnam peace accords are signed in Paris on this day in history.   

1973  US &Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war &military draft on this day in history.   

1973  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win) on this day in history.   

1973  US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr on January - 27.   

1973  On January - 27 william Rogers &Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty   

1973  UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) on this day in history.   

1973  US and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war on January - 27.   

1974  On January - 27 georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75   

1976  "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV on January - 27.   

1976  Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara on January - 27.   

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on January - 27.   

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on January - 27.   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.   

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

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

1540  On January - 27 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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