Historical Events In January - 27

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

1964  Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65 on January - 27.   

1965  On this day in history the first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite   

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

1965  Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63 on January - 27.   

1966  On January - 27 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  On January - 27 a treaty banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons is signed by representatives of more than 60 countries.   

1967  Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1967  On January - 27 apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee   

1967  On January - 27 alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78   

1967  On January - 27 three American astronauts killed in an Apollo spacecraft ground test   

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 this day in history 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 January - 27 charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82   

1970  On January - 27 movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"   

1970  Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG" on January - 27.   

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

1971  Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru' on January - 27.   

1972  Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history the Vietnam peace accords are signed in Paris.   

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

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

1973  On January - 27 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr   

1973  William Rogers &Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty on this day in history.   

1973  UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) on January - 27.   

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

1974  Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1976  Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara on this day in history.   

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

1546  On January - 27 birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

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 this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

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

1662  On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  On January - 27 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  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.   

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

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

1490  On January - 27 death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

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

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on January - 27.