Historical Events In January - 27

1964  Margaret Chase Smith (Senator-R-ME) tries for Republican Presidential bid on this day in history.  

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

1965  On January - 27 the first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite  

1965  1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1967  On January - 27 treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed  

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 January - 27.  

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

1969  On this day in history 14 spies hung in Baghdad  

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  Noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years on January - 27.  

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

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

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  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win) on January - 27.  

1973  On January - 27 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1976  "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.  

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 January - 27.  

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.  

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

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.  

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  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.  

0098  Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on January - 27.  

0661  Death of Death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600) on January - 27.  

0672  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies  

0847  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies  

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

1490  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)  

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.