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 this day in history.  

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  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 on January - 27.  

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1967  Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed on this day in history.  

1967  Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1969  14 spies hung in Baghdad on this day in history.  

1969  9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus Syria on January - 27.  

1969  On this day in history actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)  

1969  On January - 27 noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years  

1969  On January - 27 charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82  

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

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

1970  Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies on January - 27.  

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

1973  On January - 27 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win)  

1973  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr  

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

1973  On this day in history uCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)  

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

1974  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.  

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

1556  On this day in history birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)  

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 January - 27.  

1621  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)  

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  On this day in history death of death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600)  

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.  

0847  On January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies  

1164  On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies  

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.  

1540  On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies  

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