Page 8: Historical Events In January - 27

1976  Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia on this day in history.   

1977  President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history the first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV   

1977  The Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood on this day in history.   

1977  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1978  Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history 36th Golden Globes Midnight Express, Jon Voight &Jane Fonda   

1981  On January - 27 leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78   

1982  On this day in history mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland   

1982  On this day in history roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras   

1982  On January - 27 west Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup   

1982  Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 on January - 27.   

1983  World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid on January - 27.   

1983  Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history john &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album   

1984  Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial on this day in history.   

1984  On January - 27 pop singer Michael Jackson is hospitalized when his hair catches fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles.   

1984  On this day in history lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72   

1985  15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis &Crystal Gayle   

1986  On this day in history l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74   

1987  Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team on January - 27.   

1988  Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1989  German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on January - 27.   

1989  On this day in history oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student   

1990  On January - 27 dissolution of Polish communist party   

1990  On this day in history four top aides of executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu go on trial in Romania, charged with genocide.   

1990  On January - 27 helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92   

1992  19th American Music Award C &C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee   

1992  Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty) on January - 27.   

1992  Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) &Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair on this day in history.   

1992  Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history dC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12   

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1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.   

1585  On January - 27 birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.   

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

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on January - 27.   

1565  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies